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

On Sun, 8 May 2011 11:06:36 -0700, "Fred" wrote:

NX211 wrote:
On May 8, 7:32 am, John L Stewart John.L.Stewart.
wrote:
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.


Actually, it's easier to make a transistor glow like a tube than to make one sound like a tube.

Fred


Yes, but if you blink you miss it.

d