"Rob" wrote


Music played with valve amplification has depth - that is, some
instruments sound further forward, some further back.


Yes, of course and it also has *vastness* with the right speakers, but you
won't convince the nodding Old Ladies here - they don't dare stray away from
stern **** they read in *respected* magazines half a century ago! ;-)

And tone....

And warmth....

And *realism*....


When I first
listened to a valve amplifier at home the first thing that came to mind
was 'home cinema'; that sort of 5:1 thing.


I don't use valves for 5.1 'surround sound' as the heat would be too
oppressive for a start, but I have a valve and horns setup for my
recorded/projected TV progs atm (it's usually an SS amp) and I never
*notice* the sound, other than it's always very pleasant and it always comes
straight from the mouths, but steam engines, vehicles, any other noise sound
so *natural* the sound disappears into the experience!


Don't know why. No reason why that should happen, I'm sure. But while it
does/I think it does, all's well :-)


Distortion, Rob - lashings of lovely 2H I'm led to believe! :-)