chinese tube amp?

[Phil]

Yes, I have long understood that “hi-fi” means “just sufficiently distorted to sound nice” and the use of valve amps for electric guitars means “sufficiently distorted to sound comfortably like every other guitarist”. However, by “warm” I understand “seriously limted in the upper frequencies”. At 57, I am rapidly developing “warm” hearing, without the need for valves.

Phil M1GWZ


> On 4 Feb 2017, at 23:35, Alberto di Bene <dibene at usa.net> wrote:
> 
> On 2/5/2017 12:26 AM, Phil via Tacos wrote:
> 
>> However, I notice the assertion that the valve sound is “very warm”.
> 
> True. Valve amplifiers introduce even order distortion, which, to some ears, sounds pleasant.
> Transistors amplifier, on the contrary, have the nasty habit to have distortion levels below 0.01%
> (if correctly designed).... their sound is too similar to the original to be perceived as "digital"... :-)
> 
> 73  Alberto  I2PHD