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Valves / Vacuum Tubes
Do valve and solid state amps sound the same?
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<blockquote data-quote="charles" data-source="post: 319629" data-attributes="member: 2759"><p>To me they do sound differently.</p><p></p><p>As a believer in measurements, I will one day check the different distortion pattens between say a Quad II valve amplifier versus a Quad 404 transistor amplifier. This should prove that a valve amplifier has dominant even harmonics whereas the transistor amplifier should have even ones.</p><p></p><p>It will also be interesting to apply the said test to a Hybrid amplifier, where the preamplifier is valves. My gut feeling is that it will behave like a solid state device regarding its output harmonic distortion.</p><p></p><p>Kind Regards</p><p></p><p>Charles </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="charles, post: 319629, member: 2759"] To me they do sound differently. As a believer in measurements, I will one day check the different distortion pattens between say a Quad II valve amplifier versus a Quad 404 transistor amplifier. This should prove that a valve amplifier has dominant even harmonics whereas the transistor amplifier should have even ones. It will also be interesting to apply the said test to a Hybrid amplifier, where the preamplifier is valves. My gut feeling is that it will behave like a solid state device regarding its output harmonic distortion. Kind Regards Charles [/QUOTE]
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Do valve and solid state amps sound the same?
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