What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds?


Amplifiers include tubes (if not solid state), big transformers, lots of internal wiring, Power supply, cabinet, gain controls if you're lucky, connections for incoming and outgoing cables, Computer chips,  Control panels, semiconductor boards, design choices, age,  etc.

Of all this stuff, what contributes the most to a change in how an amplifier sounds?

 

 

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"What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds?"

amp designer, manufacturer, components incl. tubes, speakers, listening room acoustics, preamp incl. tone control feature etc., listener, music program and source, cables, RFI environment.