formica Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 ?<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>Solid State AmplifiersPP Tube amplifiersSet Tube Amplifiers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted August 30, 2005 Author Share Posted August 30, 2005 Only 16 of you have amps? [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Formica, Great poll. I've been wondering about this for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 But I really have no preference since I have no ill will towards PP or SS. If money was no object, I'd also own a PP in the form of a classic McIntosh MC240 or MC225, and my favorite SS to date, a vintage McIntosh MC250![] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted August 30, 2005 Author Share Posted August 30, 2005 Great poll. I've been wondering about this for a long time. What better way to start the Polls feature than the classic amp debate? [] I do realise that results in HT would probably be quite different than 2channel ... but a close race is always more interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I have been using a 140 watt per , current dumping , SS , Quad 606 for 12 years now . Yeah I know it's cold compared to tubes , but I love it's honesty . The rise and fall of the music signal is incredible , it still suprises me ! When music passages go silent , they go dead silent . I will admit that since I got my Belles 2 months ago that my older CD's sound much better than the new ones . The recording levels of new CD's has gone through the roof ! I can crank up the old stuff without fatigue , but some , most , almost all , of the new stuff is somewhat Searing ! Still sounds good , but just has to be played at a lower level . In 12 years my amp has reqiured no maintenance , And stays on unless the power goes out ... Now my other amp , a SS Accurus , that I use for my surrounds is another story ... The best way I can put it is that using a Quad 606 to drive a pair of Belles , is like using a sledghammer to kill an ant ! Oh , I almost forgot , IMO [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfyr Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Only 16 of you have amps? [] But what about hybrid systems where tubes are used for say MF/HF and SS is used for LF or subs? And other possible topologies and scenarios... I suspect that there are a few of us that use both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 But what about hybrid systems where tubes are used for say MF/HF and SS is used for LF or subs? And other possible topologies and scenarios... I suspect that there are a few of us that use both. Yeah, I would imagine many people own both (or all three) but what fun would it be if there wasn't a clear winner? [] That was why i mentionned "prefered" rather than "owned" but SS/Tube bi-amp systems do represent another option i didn't list. Oh well... it is just for the fun of it... Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jheis Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 When I was an air traffic control radar techie in the Air Force, I was stationed at Ramstein AFB in Germany for three years. At the time our airport surveillance radar (60 mile sweep radar) was a Texas Instruments solid state system that took up a whole building. The final approach radar, however, was all vacuum tube. Care to guess which system consumed ALL of my time? I'll give you a hint - it wasn't the solid state system - other than for routine maintenance, I rarely had to set foot in the building. On the other hand, I spent most of my shifts up to my armpits in the tube stuff. Just as there is a reason why some people prefer tube amps - there is also a reason why some people would not have them on a bet. To each their own.... James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 So far we are looking at 60% tubes and 40% solid state... which seems to be a reasonable average for 2-channel forum, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenc319 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 hi, So far we are looking at 60% tubes and 40% solid state... which seems to be a reasonable average for 2-channel forum, no? Actually I'm surprised at the number of tubes amps. As I'm in the tube camp, I think that's great. Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted September 1, 2005 Author Share Posted September 1, 2005 I'm a SS person myself... but it really doesn't bother me [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 where is analogue class D (class T)? solid state calss A? preferernce meaning what? for chamber music? movies? multi-channel? considering the number of tube amps sold in retial stores - what I have maybe a dozen, possibly two dozen over the last 2 decades, I think 40% liking tubes, even in a horn forum, is HUGE [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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