"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

In article . com,
Andy Evans wrote:
I presume it must be a belief that they know best that does it ! I'll
bet most of them aren't professional audio practicioners. It's almost
unkown to come across a valve amp in a studio monitor setup. I also
wouldn't mind betting that very few of them are that familiar with the
very instruments whose recordings they listen to.

Hello - reality check. Valve users PLAY the instruments that "audio
practicioners" (whatever that is) listen to. Ever heard of a Fender
Twin reverb? A Marshall stack? Crikey, musicians use even those nice
little 19" valve preamps that grow ears and live in professional
racks....... Oh, I forgot, professional musicians are either stone deaf
or listen on kitchen radios which proves they know nothing about sound.

The parameters of musical instrument amplifier and speaker systems
(electric guitars etc) bear no relation to those required for decent
general reproduction. If you don't believe me try using a pair at home.
They will sound perfectly dreadful.

Instrument amplifiers intentionally add harmonic distortion in order to to sound
'fatter' and 'richer'.

The effect is well recognised by anyone with as much as an ounce of sense !

Graham