as have said in the past, the placebo effect is alive and well. you can convince yourself that component a sounds better than component b.
someone else may come along and disagree.
however, i think that when it comes to tubes, there are differences.
i find it hard to believe that a ss piece sounds like a classic tube component.
one more thing, regarding the minimax sounding better in solid state mode.
no one says in what respects the sss mode sounds better.
in my opinion "better" is one of the more misued words in the english language. i think it means "i prfere". it's just a way of saying "in my opinion i prefer" . however, it leaves a sense of ambiguity because since better is so subjective, there is no communication.
so, all i ask, is when someone says a sounds better than b, describe the differnces, please.
someone else may come along and disagree.
however, i think that when it comes to tubes, there are differences.
i find it hard to believe that a ss piece sounds like a classic tube component.
one more thing, regarding the minimax sounding better in solid state mode.
no one says in what respects the sss mode sounds better.
in my opinion "better" is one of the more misued words in the english language. i think it means "i prfere". it's just a way of saying "in my opinion i prefer" . however, it leaves a sense of ambiguity because since better is so subjective, there is no communication.
so, all i ask, is when someone says a sounds better than b, describe the differnces, please.