Pars
Can Jam '10 Organizer
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Conversely if you want something that you can get parts for, you might be better off with tubes witnessing the manufacturer discontinuance of solid state devices (2SK389/2SJ109 dual FETs come to mind; also the output FETs used in most of Counterpoint's amps are long gone, etc.).
I just bought and auditioned an SS preamp in my system (Coda). I wound up selling it, but was surprised when I did an unscientific A/B using a switchbox with my wife how close in sound it was to my Counterpoint tube preamp... it took quite a bit of listening and going back and forth to decide a preference.
Chris
Originally Posted by bigshot /img/forum/go_quote.gif You don't have to own tube gear to prefer solid state. And sound might not have anything to do with it either. If you just want components that are dependable and don't heat the whole house, you might not want tubes. <snipped> See ya Steve |
Conversely if you want something that you can get parts for, you might be better off with tubes witnessing the manufacturer discontinuance of solid state devices (2SK389/2SJ109 dual FETs come to mind; also the output FETs used in most of Counterpoint's amps are long gone, etc.).
I just bought and auditioned an SS preamp in my system (Coda). I wound up selling it, but was surprised when I did an unscientific A/B using a switchbox with my wife how close in sound it was to my Counterpoint tube preamp... it took quite a bit of listening and going back and forth to decide a preference.
Chris