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| One big reason why brick and mortar high end audio dealers struggle. Whenever I am dealing with a local store, I always deal with the owner so there is never any commission issues. If I am seriously looking at something, I will make sure they can have it set up when I get there to save time. If they are a one perso... | |
| Vinylistas and Tubers - One and the same? @ghdprentice - I think you are in the minority in terms of not being biased towards the technology among posters here (excluding @audition_audio . I guess when it comes to cost/value in tubes vs. SS it depends on the price point and perhaps at you... | |
| Vinylistas and Tubers - One and the same? So everybody looks at the technology primarily, not the individual component's characteristics when it comes to tubes vs. solid state? I think the box matters more than the technology. Plenty of great SS out there and crappy tubes. I agree that d... | |
| Tube Power vs Solid State Power It's not 20 watts on a tube amp vs. on a SS amp. It's 20 watts on any amp vs any other amp. Watts per channel is measured under certain conditions which can be varied to get to the desired marketing result of a spec.You need to listen to the amps ... | |
| Top 5 Reaons to NOT BUY A TURNTABLE. I liked the video and think it is right on the money on all points. I feel sorry for him that he listens to such a small percentage of his collection. They are wasting space. I started buying records 40+ years ago, and listen to 90%+ of them at le... | |
| Tube vs solid state (with all apologies) @pauly - I am just going by what I have heard from dealers who sell both SS and tube equipment and many contributors to this forum, and from my brother in law who has had to replace tubes on multiple occasions because of problems in addition to ha... | |
| Tube vs solid state (with all apologies) Of course there is tremendous SQ difference among SS amps, just as with tubes, just that tubes will be substantially more expensive for a similar SQ.I have no problem with tinkerers - I can't even fix my bicycle. | |
| Tube vs solid state (with all apologies) @smolder - so if new tube amps use new tubes because they can't get a quantity large enough to standardize a model design with old stock, that further adds to the cost and complicates things as you need to shop for tubes as well.All the more reinf... | |
| Tube vs solid state (with all apologies) @tvad - then why do tubes claim certain life expectancy? | |
| Tube vs solid state (with all apologies) @pauly - you definitely are the exception. Everyone I hear from talks about replacing tubes after some cycle time depending on the amp, environment, usage, volume, etc. You must have some super tubes! Or maybe they are replacing them because of s... | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? And trolling to boot..... | |
| Tube vs solid state (with all apologies) Excellent tube preamps are not cheap. Like amps, typically cost more by a good amount. Unless cost isn’t a major issue, I’d trade for a really nice SS integrated, or add a SS preamp. | |
| Tube vs solid state (with all apologies) @edcyn - clearly you are the exception. Please let us know the SS amps you had problems with and the tubes that are super reliable, long lasting and maintenance free (for decades without periodic tube replacement). | |
| Tube vs solid state (with all apologies) Tubes if you are a hobbyist and like to fiddle around and roll them and deal with problems (how often depends on the amp). You can get a great sound for solid state with no hassle. My motto KISS. | |
| Who are the Stand Up Guy's and Gals in this Audio Industry? Ron Sutherland (sutherland Engineering)Peter B (Symposium Acoustics)Max Townshend (Townshend Audio)Mat Weisfeld (VPI) |