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  1. Arthur S

    Why are tube amps better?

    Does anyone else remember the $10,000 Bob Carver amp challenge? He bet $10,000 that in 24 hours he could modify one of his earliest solid state amps to sound like any tube or other kind of amp. Holed up in a motel room he tweaked his little solid state amp as needed. As I recall, in double...
  2. Arthur S

    Why are tube amps better?

    Ryan Tube amps are said to generate more even order(2,4,6,8 etc) harmonics than odd order (3,5,7,9). Even order harmonics are more ear friendly than odd order harmonics. Tubes also have a tendency to roll off at the top and bottom of the sound spectrum, thus resulting in less bright sound...
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