John Phillips wrote:

In article , Tat Chan wrote:

Heck, if I want an accurate timepiece, I would just use my mobile phone!



Amplifiers which have not taken advantage of the most accurate technical
developments in electronics remain perfectly valid for many of the
same reasons as mechanical timekeepers, jewellery and other matters of
individuality and preference.

Agreed.



I note many people in the audio press and elsewhere creating incredible
untested technical arguments for "why" valve amplifiers etc. Unless you
are in such a minority business and have to create or maintain a market
for your product, seeking engineering reasons to justify "why" someone
wants to try out a valve amplifier is both unnecessary and inappropriate.

Do they actually try to create engineering reasons? I always thought the
usual mantra was "it sounds better because no one has designed the right
measurement test to capture the betterness" or "science doesn't tell us
everything yet"


Ultimately, however, it should be appreciated that the audio press and
this news group are not scientific journals.

True.