Use of Valves in Audio for newbies

[Guest]

Even I understood this - and I hope it tells the truth
http://www.resolutionmag.com/pdfs/DRAGONS/ADDICT%7E1.PDF

Good magazine articles as well....
http://resolutionmag.com/content.html

 

[bcarso]

Heh. Good old Watkinson. He is definitely a very bright guy, but his remarks about his pivotal early life experiences are revealing, and explain a lot about his tone in his many other writings.

His explanation is partially true but I suspect oversimplified. His representation of tube amps as class A is simply incorrect when submitted as a general rule.

 

[analag]

To counteract the hard sound of digital and solidstate, the sound must be passed through a flabby sounding tube device, how else can the sound be loosened up to to depict any kind of realness. If an accurate tube unit is used, then the sound would not change. Apparently tube distortion is not enough, transformer distortion is also needed to compound the effect. Why else do you think antiquated circuitry command such authority. This is how modern day tube manufacturers survive in this business. Nobody cares about maximizing the tubed device audio resolution, it's all about harmonic distortion. Get it?

Analag

 

[PRR]

> I hope it tells the truth

Entertaining opinions. Some details can be quibbled. Fer a random example: tubes DO often get hot because of the heater. Up to around 200-300V, heater power tends to be greater than plate power.

 

[gyraf]

it's all about harmonic distortion. Get it?

No, it's not.

Harmonic distortion is the part that is easiest converted to simple algorithms, and thus what you can get in form of "tube", "tape", or "transformer" plugins. And sadly, these do NOT have the sought-after qualities (yet). Far from.

Jakob E.