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"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers
Well, my experience has been that sometimes the emperor is a good guy whose clothes have been altered. 
"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers
Yes, It's a well known article. But it doesn't really bring up anything we don't all know already. At least those of us 50+. I get all that. I mean I believe it, I remember the 70's:). So what I think you're saying is, it boils down to the questio... 
"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers
Ralph, can you describe live unamplified without reference to amplified? Where does 'warm' come from in reference to unamplified? To me, the 'holy grail' is 0 distortion. With that comes perfect neutrality vis-a-vis, 'live', no? Ime, non detectibl... 
"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers
Well, I do know everything. And everything is that there is some degree of objectivity in assessing information from varying sources. The more the information, the more objective the assessment. We are after all part of the same gene pool. The key... 
"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers
Google it and surf the banter about it. 
How to clean inside Amps and PreAmps
Nothing wrong with compressed air in a can. Just keep it upright and it won't freeze anything. That's why it comes with a long tube. It's actually the best if your starting with a pristine surface. Once you get the heavy gunk off, it's still the b... 
"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers
I've owned several Bedinis. 25/25, 150MKII, 250/250, 100/100. They're all good amps, not great amps. The thing that's lacking in them is speed. The fastest one is the smallest one, the 25/25. But still too slow imo. I don't get the hyperbole about... 
"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers
Hey Bomb, it was rhetorical. He reminded me of the S-30 I missed out on buying recently. 
"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers
The KNIFE! 
"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers
Geoff, so it's your twin we've been dealing with? That explains everything. Stick around, you're in for a treat! 
"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers
Sabai, Do you have to turn it too? That's the one I just missed out on. It went for 1200 
"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers
Nah, it's all in your head. It sounds the way it's supposed to ;) 
"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers
LSR&D is the company logo comprising the initials of 4 partners headed up by the late Dr. Marshall Leach at Georgia Tech University in the 80's. Bickering and in-fighting led to the company's early demise so few examples exist. Dr. Leach did o... 
"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers
I've owned a Perreaux 2150B and several Acoustat TNT200 and 120. All pure mosfet so I have some insight into the warm/tubey/mosfet sound and imo it's nothing more than a softening of leading edge transients. In effect resulting in what to me sound... 
"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers
Ralph, thank you for your response. There is never a time I don't learn from you or Al. I haven't mentioned the issue of reliability. But I do remember a recent post on another thread where you pay respect to a particular ss amp. I expressed my op...