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Post Subject: Tube outputted CDP's and DAC'sPosted by KLegind on: 11/18/2010
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I am hoping someone will comment on the tube driven output stage topology vs. the conventional solid state output solution.
Is it possible to squeeze more out of the 16/44 format with a tubeoutput? The phrase is kind of problematic, maybe "overcome the shortcomings" is more apropriate.
What I am looking for, in the context of solid state vs. tubeoutput, is difference:
- In harmonic content, the nature of the harmonics
- In dynamic tracking (especially small dynamics)
- In imaging and ambience
- And perhaps in a thing that is difficult to talk about; namely "presence" or "x factor"
I deliberately do not name names but a major UK brand has used tube output for their entire series of CD players and DACS. A lot of chinese companies have done the same thing even if the implementation was often cheesy and even fraudulent. I wonder if they were on to something...
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