Subject: Sound of tube amplifiers From: "Linda A. Seltzer" <lseltzer(at)PHOENIX.PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 14:46:42 -0400Recently I found myself in an "argument" with someone because I expressed the view that I still prefer the sound of old tube amplifiers. The opposing view is that someone did a study years ago on tube amplifiers vs. transistor amplifiers and found that the transfer functions could be designed such that the two would be indistinguishable by audiophiles. I wonder if anyone can suggest literature citations on this topic - have any experiments or any expert ear opinions been published on this subject? I remember tube amplifiers as having a "warmer" sound quality. Thank you for any information/opinions. Linda Seltzer lseltzer(at)phoenix.princeton.edu McGill is running a new version of LISTSERV (1.8c on Windows NT). Information is available on the WEB at http://www.mcgill.ca/cc/listserv