Yes to all your questions. Tone is a biggy, upperfrequency emphasis can enlarge in width and depth the sound stage, and lower frequency emphasis can increase sense of warmth. Tubes can have a soft or rolled highs which might help reduce over-all system or source etch or brightness. Tubes brands and types both are different in sound from each other and in different applications. It is the knowledge of the differences and how to apply it is what makes the changing a tubes such an excellent way of tweeking system response to meet your tonal expectations.
How tubes influence sound
From what I've read here it's clear that the general consensus is that tubes influence sound. For the purposes of this post I'm only asking about tubes in a preamp, mkay? And the tube pre only has 2 tubes.
Exactly how do tubes effect the sound? I'm not asking how each specific brand effects the sound, but in general terms. Do different tubes change the "color", "texture", or "feel" of the actual notes? Do different tubes go so far as to widen and/or deepen the soundstage? Are some tubes more "tubey" sounding than others?
Thanks.
Exactly how do tubes effect the sound? I'm not asking how each specific brand effects the sound, but in general terms. Do different tubes change the "color", "texture", or "feel" of the actual notes? Do different tubes go so far as to widen and/or deepen the soundstage? Are some tubes more "tubey" sounding than others?
Thanks.
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