Wolfbane Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Found this online here: http://kenrockwell.com/audio/why-tubes-sound-better.htm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 "Because musical images are created entirely in our imaginations, what we think we are going to hear is often what we hear. This is why otherwise reasonable people think they hear huge differences in foolish (but high-profit) items like cables or power cords. Even though there is no real difference, they hear very real differences that just aren't there. The differences are very real in that listener's vivid imagination, but no where else." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 And.....they're off!! I've enjoyed reading Ken Rockwell for several years, particularly with regard to photography. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I totally agree that music sounds wonderful on the Mc 240. The rest of this, I'm staying out of, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 This was on the Carver forum awhile back, about cables but funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UQDTZcpsDE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete H Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 This makes even tubes sound better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfbane Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Imagine the delight if I posted this on the SS Forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 C'mon you guys, I want an answer! Yeah, I could read the article, but that's what I have you guys for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfbane Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 C'mon you guys, I want an answer! Yeah, I could read the article, but that's what I have you guys for. I've got a nice hy-bred Fisher Receiver I could sell you. That way you can remain safely on the fence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I can't afford to get tubed. In the old days we used to throw away 10 to get one good one. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 This makes even tubes sound better. hi-finator.jpg $499 is a drop in the bucket for great sound. This company spent years of pain staking research to make this gadget. I wonder if you can cook an egg in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfbane Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 This makes even tubes sound better. hi-finator.jpg $499 is a drop in the bucket for great sound. This company spent years of pain staking research to make this gadget. I wonder if you can cook an egg in it? You can steal Great Grandma's tin horn when she's not looking and save yourself 500 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube fanatic Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Found this online here: http://kenrockwell.com/audio/why-tubes-sound-better.htm Good article! Of course tubes sound better!!! You can take my word for it! Maynard 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 If he's this popular in photography circles, imagine his depth of knowledge in audio. http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/53545685 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfbane Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Tube owners let's quit spreading the word about tubes and keep this all to ourselves and let the SS owners keep believing they have it better. Let's start making tube amplifiers a carefully guarded secret and punish members in our exclusive membership that divulge the secret with a heavy fine. Seriously you can approximate the lovely mid realistic vocal sound with SS amplifiers but only the ones with a healthy price tag. I am sorry I have waited until my senior years to try a SET amplifier with my LaScala's. In the last 30 days I have built one SS and one SET. Both sound very good but in different ways. For rock maybe the SS and for everything else I will turn on my SET. Rock was made to be played loudly by an amp running KT88 tubes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axz Hout Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 If he's this popular in photography circles, imagine his depth of knowledge in audio. http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/53545685 Perhaps you should check out his website and his equipment reviews before you decide or have an opinion of him based on others' opinions of him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 If he's this popular in photography circles, imagine his depth of knowledge in audio. http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/53545685 Perhaps you should check out his website and his equipment reviews before you decide or have an opinion of him based on others' opinions of him... Oh believe you me.. I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) If I understand . . . K-Horns, etc., function without creating distortion, generally. Then we use certain amps to create the type of distortion we find pleasant. When we use amps without distortion, we get undistorted sound. But that is unpleasant. WMcD Edited March 18, 2016 by WMcD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 If I understand . . . K-Horns, etc., function without creating distortion, generally. Then we use certain amps to create the type of distortion we find pleasant. When we use amps without distortion, we get undistorted sound. But that is unpleasant. WMcD Ironically, you nailed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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