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| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? @bolong That was a great link to the valve article. Harmonics are key to understanding why tubes can be more desirable too many. It's good to have this discussion. Also the ability to control gain more affectively at lower volume levels I thin... | |
| Tube Preamp: How many tubes does it take to ................. I'll be interested in a thread about Number of tubes in a amplifier. Be very interested to learn benefits of many tubes in an amplifier, and what they are used for in the sonic chain Maybe someone has a link to better understand tube use inside ... | |
| Reliable source for 6550WE tube - Audio Research Ref 6 How is audio research doing? | |
| Why do speakers improve with more powerful amps? @perkri Amazing answer very helpful. Impressive how you drive inefficient speakers with so little. Worthy of study. That's a really pretty Marantz vintage piece. | |
| Heavy duty amp stand, Sonic benefits? @roxy54 Which caps are unnecessary above? Keep in mind I have a disability and I have to dictate everything and correcting things is difficult. But I will do my best to adjust my uppercase letters to make you happier. | |
| Heavy duty amp stand, Sonic benefits? @pindac I so enjoy your extremely lengthy comments. Unfortunately I'm not smart enough to understand what you're saying with my two digit IQ. | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? @ghdprentice Love your main system room, the only thing I would change is the addition of a pool table. How cool to have a party in this amazing space, and addition of a flatscreen. | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? I apologize for my two digit IQ. Purpose in my lead off post is to solicit comments from much brighter people than me to better understand merits of why tube amplifiers on balance seem to be preferred, after allowing for operating inconveniences. ... | |
| Heavy duty amp stand, Sonic benefits? @mahlman Really interesting comment. My basement has cement floors, of course, and I think there’s benefits of this versus wooden floors but I could be wrong. Benefits to tube amplifiers is more interesting | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? multiple reasons why tube sound better? It probably is due to how harmonics are handled. Don't tubes impact harmonics differently, ie, provide more emphasis throughout the harmonic range in ways solid state does not? This is possibly why tube's ... | |
| Questions on Dedicated 20 amp home wiring Use 10 gauge. | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? I think it's because audio sales people don't wanna spend all the time necessary to sell tube gear. From what I can read above, tube is preferable but too much of a hassle to take care of, which really isn't true. Fast food commodity is what sol... | |
| Heavy duty amp stand, Sonic benefits? I use iso acoustic footers for my subwoofer feet which makes a lot of sense since it vibrates things on tables, the feet absorption helps quite a bit. | |
| Baffled by Pricing Strategy Scared to death to buy anything used? It may work out but what if it doesn’t. Keep in mind anything you buy retail immediately gets marked down 50% when you trade it in. Maybe you’ll get a little bit more selling it on your own used. Solid-state ... | |
| Heavy duty amp stand, Sonic benefits? Is there any problem if I use casters on my amp stands? I never understood how people move their amplifiers without casters. |