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Originally Posted by Chocaholic
It’s been a few years since I’d had tube amplification in the system. Have had this (Unison Reaearch Triode 25) for about 2 weeks. It’s been an eye opener. Solid state has come a long way but the texture, decay and warmth produced by a quality vacuum tube amp is just sublime. You hear the wood in Carla Bley’s piano, or the pluck of an acoustic bass. Ben Webster’s tenor is in the room with you…almost eerie. Really enjoying this.
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I have not wandered into the tube world and probably won't. I also play guitar and own nothing but tube amps, so i certainly appreciate the character and dynamics that tubes have over SS, but am scared to go that route for audio.
Probably unlike many of you, I am a huge music fan, but have only ever been a "mid-fi" audio enthusiast at most. Strictly 2-channel. I own nothing fancy. I have a Denon receiver that I bought new in the 1980s (interesting note - I was likely the first person to buy a piece of Denon equipment in the state of Alabama). Anyway, even by today's standards it is pretty good (still have it - it's driving a pair of original Advent speakers in my bonus room). I now have a Yamaha RX-797 two-channel receiver that I bought about 15 years ago. 100 watts per channel and surprisingly good THD (.019%) and signal-to-noise (110 dB) two things that typically look for.