Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, I have had them all, big and small..........Mark Levinson, Krell, Rowland, etc. After listening for an extended length of time, there is always something "missing", when it comes to transistor. I gave up trying to find a solid state device which sounded like the "real" thing, long ago. Your ears may have come to a different conclusion. Take care, Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 2:59 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: [LRflex] Digital Leica "M" > I will sound like a heretic, but there is no scientific proof that tubes ( > or valves as some call them) sound any different than analog solid state. > When the correct transfer function is employed, the scientifc results are > the same. > > Now, taking this 1 step further, and for normal audio bandwidths, there is > no reason that recordings, when played back through a digital filter, and > again to analog, could also replicate any tube characteristic. > > Your ears may vary....... > > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > Yes, Clive, VALVES always sounded better and they still do today....Just > like film. > > Take care, > Mike > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >