[BC] CD vs LP

[Glen Kippel]

I don't think it was you.  Early transistor amps were plagued by crossover
distortion and Transient Intermodulation Distortion until someone found out
about those problems, discovered how to measure them, and then how to
correct them. Of course, there are people who pstill prefer the sound of
tube amps.

On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 9:17 AM, Larry Bloomfield <Larry at tech-notes.tv>wrote:

> In this same light, those who know me know that once upon a time I played
> theater pipe organ. Along with working in television for the US Navy, I also
> had an organ repair business on the side down in San Diego. Some organists
> wanted me to replace the tube type amplifiers in the Leslie speakers with
> solid state. Although the specs on the solid state were better than those
> with the older tube type amps, there was a warmth to the sound of the tube
> amps that was missing with the solid state amps. The solid state amps just
> sounded colder and more harsh. May be it was me, but I know other organists
> who agreed with me.
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