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Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
Cryptic unfinished sentences from hipster posters are cool... 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
geoffkait, stop hating and baiting...its unbecoming! 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
She enjoys blasting BTS in my new RAM 1500 Limited with Harmon Kardon 900 Watt 19 speaker surround sound system. The subwoofers rattle our bones...great fun!  No tubes involved 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
Of course we have taken her to see the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra at the Kimmel Center!   
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
Glupson, my daughter is a huge fan so me and the wife are taking her for her first big concert!  Got the tx as soon as they were released online...expensive!! 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
I am going to see BTS on September 29th!! 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
How technology is implemented is the key!  Lots of bad SS and Tube gear...not to mention Digital and Vinyl. 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
Perhaps there is some favoritism here afterall? 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
I’ve had inuendo removed...isn’t suck on the offensive list as well? 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
The names Glupson...Bad Glupson!  Get it right Jeffkate 
Is there actually a difference?
I know what real “symbols” sound like...I was a ”drumber”:). So thayr Minorl!- Just kidding around, ok? 
Is there actually a difference?
You eliminate yourself from having any experience with the high end, so that means you have little frame of reference to ponder amp differences.  I have tons of experience and can safely say that they all sound different.  If the difference means ... 
Best used integrated for under $5000
The Krell Vanguard Digital is superb and glitch free!  Expansive soundstage, crystal clear and dynamic as heck!!  Just enough warmth without masking leading edge transients.  Bass is killer and low level detail is NSA.  The DAC takes my BlueSound ... 
Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?
I remember hearing and owning both an ARC VT200 amp and a Krell FPB600 amp. Preamps were ARC REF3 and Krell KCT.  Both combos were virtually identical...the Krell had more grunt but otherwise very tube like! 
Totem Acoustic Forest Signatures
Nutty, the platforms should make a huge improvement!  Should warm things up and allow for a more relaxed midrange and smoother treble.  Detail should be better and more well integrated into the soundstage, which should also be enhanced.  Low level...