In the new Absolute Sound, JV comments on the new Siltech amp that is a hybrid tube/ss amp. Apparently it is a game changer.
Anyhow, looking at many of the current crop of tube amps, it would appear that many/most of them use a ss power supply and many other ss parts.
This is something that has been evident in tube amps and tube preamps for some time now....
My question is how much of today's tube gear is truly all tubes...tube power supply and tube front end, etc. To the more technically inclined, I ask what is the
definition of a "tube amp"?
Anyhow, looking at many of the current crop of tube amps, it would appear that many/most of them use a ss power supply and many other ss parts.
This is something that has been evident in tube amps and tube preamps for some time now....
My question is how much of today's tube gear is truly all tubes...tube power supply and tube front end, etc. To the more technically inclined, I ask what is the
definition of a "tube amp"?
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