Tubes vs Solid State

They are more musical, but this is only sound. The absolute sound in my world is a level which stands closer to the real thing. As it is in real. I learned at a friends concert room how direct and small in proportion voices and even instruments are in real. I thought they would be a lot bigger. I call this intimate sound. He ad a room for about 60 people. I was pulled like a magnet to the music. I have done a lot of research to get this doen by an audio system. I am a perfectionist and always looking for the best. Pass labs give a much wider and deeper stage compared to Mark Lenvinson. Even acoustic recordings you hear the difference of different acoustic guitars much easier compared to ML amps. The latest amps have a more musical sound of ML. But compared to Pass Labs you miss still the essential parts for the absolute sound. I understand that most people did not have possibilities like me to do hundreds of tests to understand it. But it is not so difficult to hear the difference. These days I learn people the difference between 2 and 3-dimensional sound. They all understand it very fast. Because I have a system what is easily to convince.

Hi Bo1972,

a system what is easily to convince.

I agree with you! The good sound system is essential to feel/see/hear the difference between sounds. What components and cables are in your system?
Thanks!

I have to vary slightly from the others. The ML 23.5 and 20.6 are still to this day, two of the very best amps I have heard. I have heard others from Mark Levinson after the company was sold and I wasn't greatly impressed. Howevedr, the two mentioned? Well...wonderful.

enjoy

Different cables: Audioquest Redwood 2013 bi-wire loudspeakercable. Pure silver for high/mid, pure copper for low freq. This cable gives the best blacks I have heard sofar by any loudspeakercable. It gives the intimate sound as I experienced as in real. I owned the Nordost Valhalla for 12 years. The Redwood is even better in speed and drive compared to the Valhalla. I use most Purist Audio power cables like the 2013 LE. Interconnects: Acapella xlr pure silver and Audioquest Sky pure silver. I have a Pass Labs X250.5 poweramp ( upgrade to 600.5 will be next amps)

Wow.. Bo1972,
No wonder! They must be good to compare difference gears.

What speakers do you use? It seems that you've found your last speakers.

Do you prefer SS preamp to match with SS power amps? Whether SS or tube, they must be musical with all these masterpieces. If you prefer SS preamp, do you think your listening preference is more analytic side?

I thought that Threshold amps sound more natural and truer than Proceed HPA2 or AMP2. While Threshold blows the sound (more live performance), Proceed delineate the sound in the wider and cleaner sound stage. HPA2 sounds more palpable, beautiful, and delicate, but Threshold sounds more musically satisfying with higher and lower sound extensions. I get some headache with HPA2 because I tend to watch (rather than hearing) and analyze sound images and the brain gets tired easily. I don't know about ML sound. Is HPA2 sound more or less like ML's?

Nowadays, I am very happy with the Jolida glass tube dac (Upgraded, Telefunken tubes), Dared all tube preamp (all Brimar tubes), and Cary tube amp (all Brimar tubes). Tube gears are more musical and satisfying without headache or tiredness.

I am sorry for many questions!
Thanks!