ctbarker32 wrote: > Plenty of very high-end audiophile products use Tubes through out or as > input stages for a solid state back end, etc. Rogue Audio make very well > regarded products that feature tube buffers as input to a solid state > design. > > Tubes are often thought to be more mellifluous due to their emphasis of > even harmonics which some would call a warmer sound. Some would like > this sound to tame the sterile nature of digital. I'm not promoting > either view. I have built both solid state and tube based amps and each > have their positives. > > Many audiophiles use tubes to amplify 192k/24b DACs all the time. Look > at Conrad Johnson, Audio Research, BAT, etc. > > -CB
Yes , many may like the tube euphonics , but the THD and noise makes ( rather masks ) the finer points of da conversion moot , hence why it's a bit anachronistic , like some steampunk inspired device . It's a fun dyi thing :) enjoy , it's less fun when it's really expensive high end brands usually claiming superiotory of tubes for no rational reason and charges some serious money for it( they usually claims that they are "better" how so in a world when electronics easily can be made transparent to the human listener ? Better than artist delivered on disc ?) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (spares Touch, SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105018 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
