"Keith G" wrote in message
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"Iain Churches" wrote in message
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"Andy Evans" wrote in message
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What they are confusing this with is their preference for an
intentionally flawed but
entirely pleasnt and relatively benign form of distortion. Nothing
wrong with their
listening preference but the presentation of this as inherently
superior is utterly
bogus.

The idea that valves are simply "added distortion" and nothing else
could only be made by somebody with a) very little knowledge of modern
valve circuits and how they sound or b) somebody with cloth ears.


A Swedish "very high end" dealer told me just recently:
quote:

" The very top of the audio market is totally dominated by
tube amplifiers. Music lovers in this sector (many of who
have speakers at 10k a pair) are highly discerning."


No more so than some of us nearer the *bottom* of the pond, I would hope!!
;-)



No indeed. But it illustrates that those with *both* impeccable
taste *and* lashings of the elusive spondoolicks pick valve amps.
For them, unlike the rest of us, it's not down to DIY, fettling
or e.Bay:-))

Iain