Re: tubes vs solid state - the real difference
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Originally posted by Algernon
When operated in a linear (or unclipped) mode, Murphy explained, tube amps sound the same as their solid-state counterparts, provided that their frequency response and group delay characteristics are well matched and their distortion levels are sufficiently low. The audible difference between tube and solid-state amps emerges only when they are clipped. "Then it becomes easy to hear the difference between typical tube and solid-state amps. It is also easy to see the difference on an oscilloscope trace," he said.
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I stopped reading right here because I think it is a really dopey statement. If I am understanding him correctly, he is saying that clean tones cannot be discerned between tube or SS. Only when an tube is overdriven can you hear a difference between an SS circuit and a tube.
Is that what he is saying? If so, I completely disagree.