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Re: hi hello

10/14/2004 11:07 PM
Brutus	Re: hi hello I find that for hi-fi small tubes can sometimes sound just as good as big tubes if you have an efficient enough speaker system to handle them and play them at low volumes. In fact, they can have a real intimacy that bigger tubes don't deliver. But again we're talking very low volumes with speakers having a minimum standardized SPL rating of 93db. And the true test for any hi-fi amp is how long can you listen to it before your ears get sick of hearing it. If you can play it all day and still like it, then you have a good amp. Brutus

10/14/2004 11:07 PM

Brutus

Re: hi hello

I find that for hi-fi small tubes can sometimes sound just as good as big tubes if you have an efficient enough speaker system to handle them and play them at low volumes. In fact, they can have a real intimacy that bigger tubes don't deliver. But again we're talking very low volumes with speakers having a minimum standardized SPL rating of 93db.

And the true test for any hi-fi amp is how long can you listen to it before your ears get sick of hearing it. If you can play it all day and still like it, then you have a good amp.

Brutus