Julf wrote: > I don't really care if a piece of electronics was designed by Albert > Einstein, Harry Nyquist, Bono or Pope Francis. Design decisions are (or > should be) rational decisions, and can be justified based on rational > reasons (be they technical, financial or whatever), and can be discussed > rationally. That is why I am asking for a rational reason to use a > rectifier valve - and just referring to the reputation of the designer > is not much of a rational argument.
Can you really find any rationale for tubes in modern audio , I think tubes in modern equipment is quackery , you can always get better performance for a fraction of the cost with transistors or OP amps . Now I mean real performance not the "blacker blacks" and "lifted veils" described in clownspeak in TAS . There is a measure of person cult in audio design it is more or less unavoidable , but traditional audiophilia sometimes idolises charlatans . Designing expensive cables or tube gear is a tell tale . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98249 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
