[theCanadian]

What are the benefits and short comings of a tube amp vs a digital amp? Besides the distortion at high amplitudes.

 

[BIG POPPA]

Pick your poison and go from there. They both have their strengths. I prefer tubes. That is just me.

 

[pyramid6]

Tube amps may not be as accurate as solid state, but solid state can clip.

Of corse this is debatable, but that's the general idea.

I like tubes.

 

[rosgr63]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BIG POPPA /img/forum/go_quote.gif Pick your poison and go from there. They both have their strengths. I prefer tubes. That is just me.

X2

You can easily change a tube amp's sound by changing tubes (tube rolling).
SS are not easily modified.

 

[BIG POPPA]

OP how much were you looking to Spend?

 

[h.rav]

Tube Amp : easy to fix/mod (if P2P wiring is used), beautiful tubes glows, tube rolling (can be pros/cons), heavy, certain tubes can be very expensive and rare to find, cheap tube amps sounds mediocre (more metal = more $$).

Solid State : generally cheaper, smaller, lighter, requires little maintenance if any at all, not as beautiful as tube amps