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Tubes vs Transistors: An Audible Difference?

Posted by michael on from the vi-emacs-vi-emacs-tastes-great-less-filling dept.

cgenman writes "Are those vaccuum tubes worth the extra price? This paper, a transcript of a speech to the Audio Engineering Society of New York, indicates so, though the reason is surprising: Overloaded tubes behave better. While the speech itself is from the early 70's, the paper takes on new importance with the recent trend in louder is better music."

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  1. Re:Of course... by wumpus188 · · Score: 0, Troll

    You do not know what you are talking about. Just try to design 3kW hifi audio amp and see what will be cheaper...