Klarinet Archive - Posting 000375.txt from 2004/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] A bit off topic: vacuum tubes in amplifiers ??
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 20:51:31 -0400

At 07:45 PM 9/21/2004 -0400, DWH wrote:
>There's a company called New Sensor that makes excellent replacement tubes
>with the name Sovtek (originally made in the former Soviet Union, now in the
>US I think), sensors, and about any other related item you might want. They
>supply tubes to every major amp maker in the world.

Unless something has changes recently, Sovtek tubes are still made in Russia.

>I have a friend who
>keeps an old Macintosh tube power amp going because he swears the sound is
>"so much more pure than transistors and solid state junk." Rich's assessment
>of tube versus digital is very good.

Funny thing is, the sound, unless driven to distortion-producing levels, is
actually LESS pure. But, as with analog vs. digital recording, some people
are simply fond of that particular type of distortion that smooths the
edges and makes things sound "warm" to them.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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