Trade- off, power SS vs tube magic.


As everyone knows, tubes are expensive. Can a higher power SS substitute for this "subjective" magic. One reviewer said he made the transition and did not miss the tubes. What do you say? Let's try to keep the speaker variable out of this.
orpheus10
Audiofeil, Tvad, every moron who ever read a book knows about the speaker variable. You could have kept that. Others seem to know the question I am asking. Why don't you?
Speaking only for myself, I am not like you and the other morons you speak of. However, you fit well into that grouping based on this and other threads.

That being said, I know the subject matter.

It would behoove you to have a modicum of it before blasting others.

Others seem to know the question I am asking. Why don't you?
Orpheus10 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)
OK. I'll directly answer the question, "Can a higher power SS substitute for this "subjective" magic?"

There is no definitive answer. It depends on the listener and his choice of subjective trade-offs.

The reasons for the lack of a universal answer are: listener preference, speaker design.
Mlsstl, you may have given me "my" right answer. An amp for 5K puts out 250wpc. With a tube amp it's not a matter of getting 250 wpc, but how many WPC can I get for 5K. Of course both amps must deliver the sound quality that we demand.
Well I was going to post, but shall decline due to my moronic tendency to point out the obvious.

Enjoy your search for amplifier nirvana.