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Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
dave_b,Your daughter is one lucky girl. I was buying it for my friend's daughter who would fly to U.S.A. from Europe just for concert. European tickets had been long gone. Now, tell your daughter it is unimportant music and see what look you get. ... 
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theothergreg,Thanks, you made me laugh. 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
geoffkait,What you saw on Wikipedia does not give you a sense how big BTS really are. 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
dave_b,I was trying to get tickets but it was not that easy. In short, I failed. As a consolation prize, there is a sweater. 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
What dude? I do not drive a taxi.BTS are big. At this point, way bigger than Jimi Hendrix. 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
Well, now you know how all of us feel about you. By the way, if you are really interested in important music these days, it is BTS. I have no idea how they are recorded, if they are even recorded at all. 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
maritime51,Do not be so pessimistic. Tubes are resilient. They may last up to 3-4 years. Also, do not underestimate the fashion factor. Resurgence of tubes coincides with cycle that brings bell-bottoms back. Just look around yourself. It is all fu... 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
By logical deduction all the unimportant music ever made was recorded and mastered using transistors.It may be a whirlpool of words, but it is still very incorrect in any logical sense. Not to mention unimportant music. Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock i... 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
geoffkait,">>In that case I really don’t get it."I know. You do prove my point. It is above average. Not everyone can get it. I am sorry, I cannot help you. 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
maritime51,They are not dead. They are on life support. 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
geoffkait,I am dead serious. 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
maritime51,You mean...Bose: no highs, no lows, no tubes.Wait, yes highs. High sales. 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
geoffkait,You are right. My humor is a bit over the average. It requires some simultaneous juggling, understanding, and use of multiple facts while applying knowledge of multiple fields from more than a first sentence on some Wikipedia page.On the... 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
"I know a heap of 20 year olds that know what tubes are."You may know them all then. Do not let that fool you into believing it is how things are in general.To paraphrase mckinneymike… don't become a simple mind that only sees what it wants to see. 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
"Bose......I forgot they even existed to be honest."Well, many people have not. Check their sales figures, if you can. Compare them with tube equipment. I would guess you are not aware of reality these days. If you discount them as a significant c...