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Best of both worlds [message #17625 is a reply to message #17624] Thu, 03 March 2005 02:30 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
wunhuanglo is currently offline  wunhuanglo
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Tubes do, in my experience, produce euphonic coloration that can be very appealing. At the same, time tube amps are a megabuck experience if you need anything greater than modest power output (and lately even some mini-watt amps cost as much as a new car).

In the past I've run a tub pre-amp with a sand power amp - the result is the "tube sound" without the high $/watt penalty.

 
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