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Default Why are vacuum tubes still used in audio amplifiers instead ofsolid-state transistor

On May 8, 7:32*am, John L Stewart John.L.Stewart.
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anterm;930852 Wrote:

Some audiophiles say that the sound quality in vacuum tubes is better,
but I fail to see why, especially since vacuum tube electronics is an
older technology


Same odd reason some people prefer to ride a horse now & then! Not
difficult to come up with many other examples.

John

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John L Stewart


Any good audio engineer can make a transistor sound like a tube but
one thing they can't do is make a transistor glow like a tube. That
my friend is the answer.