"If you really want an amplifier that is as smooth as a tube amp you are going to have to get a tube amp (its the lack of the 7th harmonic that makes them smooth)."
I suppose so. But having heard many amps of all kinds, including both tube and SS amps in what most would regard as "reference systems" I have found a tube amp is NOT what I want and I am happy with what I have. It provides hours on end of musical enjoyment. Irritation has been a problem in the past with some amps but is not an issue with the amps I use now, which are both Class D amps by Bel Canto. The TAD Hibachis were a hit for me as well.
There are many things that go into good sound. It either works or not. If i find it works well, i am not going to worry about individual theories about what's really going wrong. When it sounds wrong or irritating, I will do something about it, but it does not.
That's just my experience. FWIW. Not that I do not like the sound of a good tube amp, but having dabbled with tubes again in recent years, its all the rest that goes along with it that I still do not want.
I might feel differently if not for having found Class D to be a better option for me.
I suppose so. But having heard many amps of all kinds, including both tube and SS amps in what most would regard as "reference systems" I have found a tube amp is NOT what I want and I am happy with what I have. It provides hours on end of musical enjoyment. Irritation has been a problem in the past with some amps but is not an issue with the amps I use now, which are both Class D amps by Bel Canto. The TAD Hibachis were a hit for me as well.
There are many things that go into good sound. It either works or not. If i find it works well, i am not going to worry about individual theories about what's really going wrong. When it sounds wrong or irritating, I will do something about it, but it does not.
That's just my experience. FWIW. Not that I do not like the sound of a good tube amp, but having dabbled with tubes again in recent years, its all the rest that goes along with it that I still do not want.
I might feel differently if not for having found Class D to be a better option for me.