My point entirely but a good way to eliminate the possibility of a dud tube. More likely the difference lies in the transformer(s)Not likely that "not the same at all" would be attributable just to different tubes.
My point entirely but a good way to eliminate the possibility of a dud tube. More likely the difference lies in the transformer(s)Not likely that "not the same at all" would be attributable just to different tubes.
I've probably make more pro audio repairs than anyone living and probably anyone that ever lived, I also design and build stuff from scratch. Output transformer is almost always a noticeable improvement to my ears and I have confirmed this in person with others sometimes when for instance they would come by my repair shop when I was in the middle of A-B ing.I do not exactly get the point you are making with your post. So, my apologies if above is not what you actually mean.
However, this is a false notion. I have listened to so many gear with selectable transformer output and there was not a significant change in sound characteristics on the transformer output let alone being better. I am not advocating against transformers as I also use them on custom designs, but in general there is a lot of transformer fetish going on because of this very false notion that transformer (or indeed discrete) sounds better.
Quite a claim to make. Did you run a worldwide questionnaire?I've probably make more pro audio repairs than anyone living and probably anyone that ever lived,
So do I and so many others here.I also design and build stuff from scratch.
To your ears. Not to mine or so many others.Output transformer is almost always a noticeable improvement to my ears
So have I.and I have confirmed this in person with others...
Sounding little different is different than claiming that transformer always sounds better.I have even ABCDEFG'd different transformers....almost all sound a little different from each other and I can usually rank them from best to least best and some are chud. Many musicians can actually hear the diff between steel only laminations and steel with nickle.
How about the ones who can hear?Not everyone will hear the differences.
Not everyone will hear the differences and not everyone will even care to try, for instance women. It is sometimes hard to hear the diff between 2 violins but experienced violinist will hear the diff and that's why some violins sell for millions of dollars.
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Not everyone will hear the differences and not everyone will even care to try,
for instance women.
You must be in your seventies then as there are only so many repairs you can do in a day?? And you must have obtained documented figures of all other pro-audio service techs for comparison to your own service records to be able to make this claim.I've probably make more pro audio repairs than anyone living and probably anyone that ever lived
To achieve a service throughput total of more than any person living or dead it’s surprising you have the time to design, build and do ABCDEFG equipment comparisons. Do you have a list of equipment comparisons, transformer vs no transformer I/O etc. and your findings tabled?I also design and build stuff from scratch. Output transformer is almost always a noticeable improvement to my ears and I have confirmed this in person with others sometimes when for instance they would come by my repair shop when I was in the middle of A-B ing
I wonder what the basis is for this statement given that male and female auditory systems are anatomically the same, notwithstanding that there are differences in auditory processing between male and female with women showing faster response times to auditory stimuli amongst other things. There are women who are audio engineers, producers, musicians, equipment designers and working in all facets of the pro audio industry who would likely disagree with you on your statements.Not everyone will hear the differences and not everyone will even care to try, for instance women.
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