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"the barefoot sage" wrote in message
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1. tube amps
High output impedance, grossly over priced, distortion devices

2. harsh sounding amps that give me a headache (solid state)
Accurate, low output impedance low distortion devices.

I have even heard that some people will pay more than $200 for a solid
state amp?

crazy!!
Only the ones that aren't smart enough to purchase a Behringer A500 160wpc
Signature amp for $179.99.

I have Berry speakers, the B2030A's. They rock, but only for production
purposes. They sound crisp, sharp, detailed, but they lack that music that I
want to hear. Very loud they are, but not so nice to hear. They rock my
world and make my neighbors complain but do not rock my soul.

Tube amps are not necessarily distortion generators- a properly designed amp
will be flat and juicy. Get back to your remedial electronics- it's all
about voltage and the power supply. I don't hear any egregious distortion
with any old broken down tube amp that has a decent supply and good
connections to the rails. When the juice is there, the sound is there. Just
because there are models that don't have the good design required, doesn't
mean that all tube amps are bad. What do you think guitars play through?
Mostly tube stuff. Tubes will be around for many years. In fact they have a
great use in the scientific world, in the form of photon collectors. Tubes
are going to be around for many years to come, and you would be well advised
to get on board with thermionic technology.

And that's all I have to say about that. ;-)