Well, against my better judgement I'll wade into this discussion. Full disclosure: I'm a tube guy...I'm also a high end audio geek.
My Cd player is tube, my preamp is tube, and until I moved overseas, my monoblocks were 845 based tubes. The second largest tube still made. They are all single-ended Class A design, NOT A/b. If you heard my system and replaced any ONE item with solid state stuff you would immediately know and wonder where the good sound went. It's all a matter of persoanl taste and style. I like being able to fiddle with my system. Tube rolling is a lot of fun and allows you, if you're persnickety enough, to tailor the sound of each album you listen to without resorting to EQing. (Tube rolling is the substitution of different manufacturer or model of tube to achieve different sound characteristics. ) BTW, I also greatly prefer the sound from vinyl to CD. There is a huge world of difference. It's the difference between hearing a recording, or being there. Don't even start me on mp3's....I had enough trouble having to do live pro sound for the last ten years and never being fully happy with the results. My musical taste runs across a broad spectrum. VERY broad. Not much time for a lot of newer stuff although there are decent bits here and there. Most people want their music to be like wallpaper...to be seen but not really noticed. The true artistry is being cheapened, but hey, that's what most people want and they can have it. I'll stick with my stuff while they chuckle up their sleeve at my "archaic" mindset. I recently picked up a budget release of Buddy Holly's hits. Never been a big fan of his, but had to admire the incredible job the engineers did on the sound....especially when all they had was MAYBE a two track setup and no compression. Ditto my 1954 Billie Holiday, and the original UK release of DSOM by Floyd on Harvest. Nirvana's Unplugged album on vinyl is pretty good, as is Clapton's and Neil Young's. (Neil's an audio geek too) Jeff Zedic _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
