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Every hobby has it's pointless debate. Just pop onto a shooting/hunting forum sometimes and ask the best cartridge for deer. Shheeesh...
Dan B. may have a great amp, I'm surprised I haven't read any reviews from AC members. I wish he could make available audition models for his amp and preamp.
I would like to add that Jerry's ARC tube amp sucks and that his cat was trying to send him a message by vomiting upon it. Get a good solid state amp you big loser! Measurements RULE!
You folks make too much out of this. Tubes are the most linear devices that we can use. However, they are not made in a complementary way, so we have to couple the tube stages with transformers or caps. This is a compromise that solid state can design around. However, fets and bipolar transistors have more higher order distortion, because their transfer function is not as linear as a tube. The distortion produced can be reduced in all amps with negative feedback, but that creates other problems, too co ...
I agree with John that in high-end world the sound between tube and SS is converging since designer of both camps are having the same goal.
The reason is that when you go to budget product, even though you have a goal, you still can't build a perfect amp regardless of what devices you are using. SS and tube compromise in a very different way.
I do wish you guys could audition a Karan amp (http://www.karanacoustics.com ). ...