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
Back in the 80's Bob Carver pretty much proved that any (pre)amplifiers sound could be duplicated using a low cost solid state platform regardless of the (pre)amp cost or being of tube or solid state design. This is probably why the "audio rag experts" shun blind testing as they were fooled by Mr. Carver. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Carver It looks like Mr. Carver later went on to cash in on his name with his "Bob Carver LLC" Cherry 180 Tube Monoblocks in 2011. Of course he didn't let on that he could probably exactly reproduce the sound of that monoblock for less than 10% the cost of the Cherry 180. 2 Duets - 1 for upstairs and 1 for downstairs Rock Solid with LMS 7.8.0 and WHS 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ w3wilkes's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105018 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
