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Re: Why tubes?

"Measurements I have seen imply that tubes are less accurate. Other than personal preference, are there technical (measurable) advantages to tube amplification vs. solid state?"

There is extensive information on this, and the answer is No, the issue of differences in distortion between SS and tubes is a red herring, some Mr. Bob Carver's demonstrations a while back amply illustrated this fact to the discontenance of many audiophiles.

" If fidelity to the recording is desired, which approach is more likely to reproduce what is on the recording (good and bad) accurately?"

Either will do the job provided they are competently designed.

Music making the painting, recording it the photograph



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