"Andy Evans" wrote in message
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This would roughly mimic the
relatively high output impedances typical of valve amps. I'd be curious to
know
if, after listening, you felt this changed things in
a way that made you feel that the Technics now sounded more like the valve
amp.

You valve knockers just can't get it into your heads that valves do
something
DIFFERENT that CAN'T be reproduced by simple tricks. I lived with those
ghastly
'valve sound' monstrosities that the music industry foisted on us - none
of
them sounded as good as valves, not even remotely.

**You're painting with a very broad brush. And badly, at that. Understand
two things:

There are good and bad valve amps.
There are good and bad SS amps.

OK?

I've performed many, many blind and not blind tests, between SS amps and
valve amps. One thing has become abundantly clear, after listening to
literally thousands of different products. The very best tube amps (and
preamps) sound remarkably like the best SS amps (and preamps). So close,
that I have been unable to detect which is which, in a blind test, when
using appropriately rated loudspeakers (ie: those without wild impedance
swings).

For the record, two valve products, which I consider have largely inaudible
flaws a Audio Research VT100 and Conrad Johnson Premier 16. Both are
superlative examples of valve technology.

Some valve amps (SETs, are the best known examples) are instantly
recognisable, for their flaws. Although it would be possible to replicate
those flaws, using SS products, it would be a pointless and wasteful
exercise.




--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com