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Power consumption versus output power
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<blockquote data-quote="skinnyfat" data-source="post: 336"><p>OK, we all know separates are better than recievers. Valve vs Solid state however stirs up an interesting debate.</p><p></p><p>In my youth ( :lol: ) I played electric guitar (Gibson SG) and had two amplifiers in that time. One was a Peavy (solid state) and the other was an old Marshall stack (Valve) and for that application the Marshall trounced its solid state pretender so badly it wasnt even amusing. When those valves warm up and you crank them up it gives you that warm , natural distortion that only a valve amp can do.</p><p></p><p>For home theatre application however I suppose it comes down to if you like that sound a valve gives you. I personally prefer the sound of a GOOD solid state amp to a GOOD valve amp. Again thats personal. I dont think either one is 'better' than the other, each technology has its pro's and con's. Its like comparing two recievers of similar spec (Denon 3805 vs Yammy 2500), neither is better per say than the other (except the denons remote is crap) its just which one's sound you prefer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skinnyfat, post: 336"] OK, we all know separates are better than recievers. Valve vs Solid state however stirs up an interesting debate. In my youth ( :lol: ) I played electric guitar (Gibson SG) and had two amplifiers in that time. One was a Peavy (solid state) and the other was an old Marshall stack (Valve) and for that application the Marshall trounced its solid state pretender so badly it wasnt even amusing. When those valves warm up and you crank them up it gives you that warm , natural distortion that only a valve amp can do. For home theatre application however I suppose it comes down to if you like that sound a valve gives you. I personally prefer the sound of a GOOD solid state amp to a GOOD valve amp. Again thats personal. I dont think either one is 'better' than the other, each technology has its pro's and con's. Its like comparing two recievers of similar spec (Denon 3805 vs Yammy 2500), neither is better per say than the other (except the denons remote is crap) its just which one's sound you prefer. [/QUOTE]
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