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Re: Or maybe I have already learned and found some of the answers you are seeking?

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Hi,

> If you cannot tell the difference between an AD811/LM6181 and
> a wire bypass, how do you conclude that solid state audio is
> fatally flawed?

Good question. Maybe I should not be as sweeping with my statements. Maybe more accurate would have been that "most" of solid state audio is fatally flawed.

> Surely this is the test of any sonic degradation introduced by
> an amplifier?

Yes and no. I use the bypass test more to get a handle on a given items influence on the sound. I was very shocked to for the first time have something that I could not reliably tell apart from a level matched bypass. In the end - whatever the background and reasons, I still feel Valves sound better to me, for whatever reasons.

And as the job of my stereo is primarily to make me enjoy music, Valves win.... ;-)

(remember - foolish consistency....)

Ciao T



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