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Re: Anyone with a real understanding of power tube distortion?

7/16/2000 9:45 PM
Steve Slick	*Re: Anyone with a real understanding* of power tube distortion?** JM, You've hit on a pet theory I've had based on my limited experience. I can't prove it because it's just a gut feel. But I think the most pleasing distortion is when the whole SYSTEM (preamp, poweramp, OT, and speakers) kind of eases into saturation simultaneously. I can't prove it because it'd take a lot of equipment, time, money, and knowledge that I don't have. But that's what seems to me to be the key to me. Having said that, it's hard to get that from a run-of-the-mill amp. That requires a lot of tweaking and thus, the reason only a few amps have it. Just my opinion, I could be wrong. Steve Slick

7/16/2000 9:45 PM

Steve Slick

Re: Anyone with a *real understanding* of power tube distortion?

JM,

You've hit on a pet theory I've had based on my limited experience. I can't prove it because it's just a gut feel. But I think the most pleasing distortion is when the whole SYSTEM (preamp, poweramp, OT, and speakers) kind of eases into saturation simultaneously.

I can't prove it because it'd take a lot of equipment, time, money, and knowledge that I don't have. But that's what seems to me to be the key to me.

Having said that, it's hard to get that from a run-of-the-mill amp. That requires a lot of tweaking and thus, the reason only a few amps have it.

Just my opinion, I could be wrong.

Steve Slick

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