AudioDwebe
Headphoneus Supremus
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What tubed amps offer the traditional, tube sound? (Read warm, luxurious and syrupy)
Originally Posted by AudioDwebe /img/forum/go_quote.gif What tubed amps offer the traditional, tube sound? (Read warm, luxurious and syrupy) |
Originally Posted by tfarney /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't know how it works here in the headphone world where power is measured in milliwatts, but in the rest of audio, the characteristics you're talking about get more and more subtle as you go up the foodchain of tube design. When it gets good enough, the differences between good tube and SS amps with plenty of headroom for the loads they're driving are very small. Worth it to some, completely lost on others. Tubes and SS sound dramatically different when they are clipping, which shouldn't happen. Tim |
Originally Posted by hellopanda /img/forum/go_quote.gif EarMAX Silver Edition would be worth considering. |
Originally Posted by nikongod /img/forum/go_quote.gif agreed. any of the earmax variants actually. |
Originally Posted by nikongod /img/forum/go_quote.gif have you tried tube-rolling in the MPX3? there are some smooth tubes and some less so. i would try a combination of TRULY cheap tubes. |
Originally Posted by hellopanda /img/forum/go_quote.gif EarMAX Silver Edition would be worth considering. |
Originally Posted by nikongod /img/forum/go_quote.gif any of the earmax variants actually. ESPECIALLY if you generally use low impedance headphones at low to mid volumes (slightly above average talking levels) |
Originally Posted by jpelg /img/forum/go_quote.gif x3 |