Beagle
His body's not a canvas, and he wasn't raised by apes.
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Tubes often measure quite badly and are not the most reliable things to use. Check some of the measurements on the pricy Cary tube amps and you will be in for a shock. Tubes are actually a form of distortion, albeit a pleasant, often musical one. Tubes are often said to be better at low level detail but in my experience it is that they act as a form of compression that brings low level detail up to the fore, consequently changing the 'mix' of a recording. Of course, if you ignore all of this and simply focus on the music, you will usually find yourself quite satisfied. I don't believe that music is about measurements, it's about how you feel when you listen to it. Sound through tubes reminds me of how I enjoyed music when I was very young, when I was happy just to hear the song.
Originally posted by Hirsch So do transistors. So do op amps. Some people prefer tubes because the distortion is less objectionable than that produced by solid state devices. A good tube amp does NOT necessarily have midrange coloration, nor does it necessarily match your preconceptions of what a tube amp sounds like. |
Tubes often measure quite badly and are not the most reliable things to use. Check some of the measurements on the pricy Cary tube amps and you will be in for a shock. Tubes are actually a form of distortion, albeit a pleasant, often musical one. Tubes are often said to be better at low level detail but in my experience it is that they act as a form of compression that brings low level detail up to the fore, consequently changing the 'mix' of a recording. Of course, if you ignore all of this and simply focus on the music, you will usually find yourself quite satisfied. I don't believe that music is about measurements, it's about how you feel when you listen to it. Sound through tubes reminds me of how I enjoyed music when I was very young, when I was happy just to hear the song.