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RE: What about tube/solid state convergence?

I have no doubt designers of both tubes and solid state are learning more each year and if the goal is accurate reproduction then the sound of SS and tubes should converge as they become more accurate. I do wonder how close they can come since the devices do act differently and tubes have to deal with output transformers.

I could add that I'm not convinced that flat response and low harmonic and IM distortion describe an amp well so long as the measurements are reasonable. I recall a demo where as these measurements all got worse, the system sound became clearer, more dynamic, better defined, etc. I hesitate to say more real.

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