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Valves / Vacuum Tubes
What made you choose valves over solid state ?
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<blockquote data-quote="roddy100" data-source="post: 1041279" data-attributes="member: 19097"><p>I have had two periods in my life listening to valve amplifiers. First at boarding school where a fellow had been given an old German reel to reel valve tape deck. His recordings of various LPs were played repeatedly. That listening time was nice and never sounded harsh. You could listen all day. </p><p>Then for 45 years all I had was transistor based amplifiers. Except once when I heard a Quad II pair and was amazed how nice they were to my ears.</p><p></p><p>Recently purchased a Jolida 1501RC hybrid amp. The 12AX7 valves are in the preamp section. Mosfets in the power section. Listening to streamed audio off a cheap Marantz box as streaming source, which I have owned for years. Suddenly the absence of what I perceive as transistor glare has made listening enjoyable again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roddy100, post: 1041279, member: 19097"] I have had two periods in my life listening to valve amplifiers. First at boarding school where a fellow had been given an old German reel to reel valve tape deck. His recordings of various LPs were played repeatedly. That listening time was nice and never sounded harsh. You could listen all day. Then for 45 years all I had was transistor based amplifiers. Except once when I heard a Quad II pair and was amazed how nice they were to my ears. Recently purchased a Jolida 1501RC hybrid amp. The 12AX7 valves are in the preamp section. Mosfets in the power section. Listening to streamed audio off a cheap Marantz box as streaming source, which I have owned for years. Suddenly the absence of what I perceive as transistor glare has made listening enjoyable again. [/QUOTE]
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