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Re: [ARSCLIST] (dream) restoration phono preamp opinions wanted
On 09/04/07, phillip holmes wrote:
> Yes, I agree, but I like the sound of tubes. It takes less feedback to
> make a tube circuit linear, compared to a transistor circuit. Also,
> when you compare the distortion of tubes and transistors, the tube
> circuit is primarily 2nd, 3rd and 4th harmonic, with a nice harmonic
> progression (much like a musical instrument). Most transistor designs
> show overall lower harmonic distortion, but has much more of the
> higher order distortions that are inharmonic with the music and harder
> to mask. Then there are the overload and headroom issues. Many tube
> designs have more "apparent" headroom then transistors. Tubes like to
> compress when they run out of steam. It's kind of like comparing good
> tape to good digital. I've heard good and bad in both. My favorite
> transistor stuff is by Nelson Pass and James Bongiorno. My favorite
> tube stuff (classic) is by Gordon Gow and Stuart Hegeman. Those guys
> could get vanishing distortion and great sound out of anything.
> Phillip
Bongiorno has some interesting (but rather dogmatic) articles here:
http://www.ampzilla2000.com/thequest1.html
Regards
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Don Cox
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