Visiting the SandersSound room is my top priority at RMAF 2010. I take a slight pride in the fact that Roger's posts began with answers to my inquiries. Thanks to Katchi22 for getting Angela to come here. I too hope he will continue to respond. Now if only I could get Dr. West here.
who is DR West?
hope this does not come off as provocative greg, why not that little bit further and take up the offer of an overnight stay?
And, NOT to have your illusions dashed or anything so dramatic, but just for a new experience give roger's dbt a go. (hey, just for giggles take your valve amp along to be used in the comparison!)
Find out (for example), IS there a 'valve sound' vs a 'ss sound'.....
when neither amp is clipping.
If not that specific thing, just give a well conducted dbt a go (assuming you have not done one before)
I've hinted at various times in various places around here how valuable
I'd find that sort of thing...you know jump on a bus and head on up to seans lab, that type of stuff.
See, this is what I don't get. Here we are, arguing behind a keyboard yada yada (general now, not directed at you greg)...yet at least in the states airfares for example are cheap. And it seems that there is quite a bit of comeraderie between members here.
Put the two together.
Start off slowly and gradually, but have a gtg where ONE thing is explored. Yet do it methodically and carefully. BOTH sides will learn something.
If I was a valve guy, and someone said 'when level matched and not clipping' it is indistinguishable from any other amp, I
know I'd be pretty damn curious! Heck, the more strongly I held my position the more damned curious I'd be!! So if I did take up rogers offer to sate my curiosity, I'd either come away correct in my belief or I'd have learned something pretty damn big in my universe.
And what greater joy is there in life than learning??
Anyway, excited vicarious rambling over, even if greg you don't want or have the time to do it, I wonder if the general idea I have presented here holds any interest value amongst members of WBF, that you guys get together and
learn???
Any results would mean we ALL learn too, even those unlucky enough to not be able to make it personally.