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Re: Which Is Better, Tube Amps or Solid-State Amps? [message #65622 is a reply to message #65410]

Fri, 07 January 2011 10:24

Shane
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This debate will go on till the end of time. I prefer tubes for high efficiency speakers. I think they bring a warmth to these types of speakers that SS doesn't. On the other hand, I prefer SS on the bottom end due to it's ability to provide the power needed on the low end. Many SS amps sound quite nice, but the ones I've heard that compare with good tube amps were all class A and expensive. The good SS amps won't sound glaring on the high end providing the speakers are up to par, but tubes definitely have the edge in midrange/vocal area IMO.

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		Which is Better, Tube Amps or Solid-State Amps? By: woodfree on Thu, 23 December 2010 22:54
		Re: Which Is Better, Tube Amps or Solid-State Amps? By: Adveser on Fri, 24 December 2010 04:54
		Re: Which Is Better, Tube Amps or Solid-State Amps? By: Aki on Wed, 29 December 2010 18:25
		Re: Which Is Better, Tube Amps or Solid-State Amps? By: Wayne Parham on Wed, 29 December 2010 18:53
		Re: Which Is Better, Tube Amps or Solid-State Amps? By: Adveser on Wed, 29 December 2010 19:08
		Re: Which Is Better, Tube Amps or Solid-State Amps? By: Shane on Fri, 07 January 2011 10:24
		Re: Which Is Better, Tube Amps or Solid-State Amps? By: Adveser on Fri, 07 January 2011 12:04
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