In Reply to: RE: Wavelength Crimson posted by Mercman on May 24, 2010 at 17:01:54:
It did, but John's response was mostly theoretical. Actual tube amps, even high watt triode designs with zero feedback, typically have higher distortion than entry level midfi of decent quality. That doesn't mean the stuff doesn't sound good. But what John said is that tube designs can be "low distortion," not that tubes are the lowest distortion amplifying devices ever made. And sorry to pick at semantics, but I just don't think the dialogue is well-served by blurring the lines between subjective tastes and objective results.
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- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Mercman 18:14:52 05/24/10 (11)
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- "solid state ... in an excellent active implementation" - but what about mediocre one, like AVI? N/T - carcass93 08:56:03 05/25/10 (1)
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- You can't just measure your way to achieving great sound, IMHO. - Dynaudio_Rules 06:33:30 05/25/10 (0)
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