heliumflight
Well-Known Member
Hi Folks,
After 20 years playing with all types of tubes from SET to PP, I finally bit the bullet and switched back to solid state to get the best of both worlds.
This thread is of personal experiences and no bashing which is better of the lot. My experiences are that the sound of tubes and the sound of solid state are not converging and are clearly distinguishable. Tubes have never, don't, and will never sound like solid state. If you want tube sound to be warm and inviting for long listening periods with no listener fatigue, then get a tube amp. But along with this do keep in mind there comes along free woolly bass. After changing so many SS amps, the closest approach to the tube sound with the attack of bass was that of vintage Quad 405 MK2.
Please feel free to share your experiences.
HiFi Rig: ASI Liveline Power cable + Cambridge Audio Cxn + Quad 405 MK2 + ASI Liveline Reference Interconnects + Piega Classic 3.0
After 20 years playing with all types of tubes from SET to PP, I finally bit the bullet and switched back to solid state to get the best of both worlds.
This thread is of personal experiences and no bashing which is better of the lot. My experiences are that the sound of tubes and the sound of solid state are not converging and are clearly distinguishable. Tubes have never, don't, and will never sound like solid state. If you want tube sound to be warm and inviting for long listening periods with no listener fatigue, then get a tube amp. But along with this do keep in mind there comes along free woolly bass. After changing so many SS amps, the closest approach to the tube sound with the attack of bass was that of vintage Quad 405 MK2.
Please feel free to share your experiences.
HiFi Rig: ASI Liveline Power cable + Cambridge Audio Cxn + Quad 405 MK2 + ASI Liveline Reference Interconnects + Piega Classic 3.0