In the interest of power is there much really sacrificed in quality of sound in choosing SS over tubes. I heard the transistors are semi-conductors while tubes are conductors. Can semi-conductors truly replicate the tube sound or does it come close enough.
Have you ever heard an Goldmund amplifier. Those are solid state, but the sound is the best I could hear in my life. Fast, articulate, warm, strong bass, etc. Tubes lovers: you must hear that before a final decision.
I think what sounds best is more dependent on the rest of your system. I personally have never cared for tubes in my system but I have very laid back components and tubes made it sound mushy. Thats not to say that tubes cant sound good only that it wasnt a good match for what I had.
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