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| Power: Good or Bad All things equal, lower powered amps with less amplification stages sound way better (in all respects) than their complex counterparts. It really comes out in low level details. I have never heard a big amp retrieve low level detail like a good lo... | |
| what makes a tube sound the way it does? There is no such thing as the right type of distortion. Tubes do have much lower open loop THD than transistor i.e. tubes are more accurate.+++ Solid state can be more robust and play at much higher levels with better linearity = more accurate +++... | |
| Tube amps and speaker ohms +++ Please could you explain how the tube technology can be " accurate " to the recording +++Sure Raul. Perception of music and the accuracy thereof is 100% subjective. To my ear no amplification device on the planet can come as close to a real pi... | |
| Can tube amps give true high end bass? Jmaldonado, can you please explain why you feel a tube amplifier needs at least 40wpc to good bass? I know that statement is patently false as I have seen published numbers of a Decware 2wpc amp going down to about 10Hz at 3db, but I would like t... | |
| Tube amps & warm speakers? AW, you'll probably be better off with a transistor amp driving your speakers. The 50's are not very efficient and have a nominal impedance of 4ohm which makes me think they they are not going to be tube friendly.You could try a big push-pull tube... | |
| Can tube amps give true high end bass? Audiobb, I am surprised the 300B sounded better than the Cambridge consider the fact that you were using B&W 602. Had you been using appropriate speakers, you may find your 300B capable of the same (or better) bass than the Cambridge.+++ But t... | |
| Can tube amps give true high end bass? +++ No they cannot on anything under 8 ohms +++Pray tell me why not? | |
| Tube amps and speaker ohms David, tubes do sound magic, but not to be a party pooper, you are probably enjoying some of the harmonic colorations. Many folks do find this pleasant to the ear and since you paid for it, there is no reason for you not to enjoy it.Better suited ... | |
| What's your profession? Age? +++ Was wondering if the data in this thread might be useful, so I charted the ages +++Jim, you have too much time on your hands. | |
| Newbie needs advice choosing and biasing new tubes David, although some amps can stomach having tubes unplugged when switched on, I suggest you have all your tubes plugged when switched on. | |
| Tube amps and speaker ohms +++ but since I do not care for ss amps +++That is sad. The failure you mention your experienced with your tube equipment would not occur had you been using solid state.I own (and have owned) solid-state amplifiers that are extremely musical and w... | |
| Tube amps and speaker ohms Raul, I am not going to argue with you, mainly because I do not quite understand your comment. I think this is mostly due to the fact that neither you nor I have English as our mother tongue.Transistor amplifier have lower output impedances and ar... | |
| Tube amps and speaker ohms +++ We are more interested in which labs are actually producing a tube amp to meet demanding power hungry speakers. +++The best amp for meeting the demand of power hungry speaker is called a transistor amp. A person attempting to use a tube amp on... | |
| Tube amps and speaker ohms +++ the only way to achieve constant voltage drive with a changing load impedance is by having very low amplifier impedance+++This statement is not totally accurate. Constant voltage can be achieved when the amplifier has a relatively low output i... | |
| Tube amps and speaker ohms David, the best advice I can give you is to talk to a few speaker builders/manufacturers. They will be able to give you very good advice. There a couple on the BB like Audiokinesis who I am sure will be happy to talk to you. A few others are omega... |