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TUBES [message #50537] Mon, 15 January 2007 16:50 Go to next message
dB is currently offline  dB
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Hi Wayne,
I never worked with Tubes, are they "faster" than silicon? (Why?)
Best regards.

Re: TUBES [message #50538 is a reply to message #50537] Mon, 15 January 2007 20:23 Go to previous message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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I'd say that semiconductors are more accurate that tubes, but tubes clip more gracefully. The result is a difference in harmonic content that some would say is more musical in tubes. Another thing that comes into play is feedback, which does weird stuff when the circuit clips. Between those two things, some prefer tubes to solid state circuits, at least for low-power hifi gear.


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