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<blockquote data-quote="kc2eeb" data-source="post: 113240" data-attributes="member: 811"><p>First, $33.33 a piece for these is really not that much. They're made here, probably hand assembled and individually tested. Most importantly, it's an analogue device. </p><p>I have 3 old Seymour Duncan modular convertible amps from the '80s with a number of interchangeable modules. 3 of them are solid state; 1 FET based,1 opamp based, and 1 very interesting one using a MOSFET power transistor. Part of the circuit takes 400V from the plate supply.</p><p>I have the schematic as a pdf. file. It happens to sound VERY much like a tube. I am NOT saying this is the circuit that Doug Roberts is using, just that the design is a perfectly valid way to mimic the action of a vacuum tube. </p><p>I emphasize analogue because a tube's sound is NOT a collection of bits. </p><p>Digital modeling, no matter how finely done, is a bit stream that has to be converted to analogue so that we can hear it as sound. It's success in "fooling" our senses into believing it's real depends on the skill of the writer of the program. </p><p>So, would I buy these? Sure.</p><p>Would I continue to buy vacuum tubes? You betcha!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kc2eeb, post: 113240, member: 811"] First, $33.33 a piece for these is really not that much. They're made here, probably hand assembled and individually tested. Most importantly, it's an analogue device. I have 3 old Seymour Duncan modular convertible amps from the '80s with a number of interchangeable modules. 3 of them are solid state; 1 FET based,1 opamp based, and 1 very interesting one using a MOSFET power transistor. Part of the circuit takes 400V from the plate supply. I have the schematic as a pdf. file. It happens to sound VERY much like a tube. I am NOT saying this is the circuit that Doug Roberts is using, just that the design is a perfectly valid way to mimic the action of a vacuum tube. I emphasize analogue because a tube's sound is NOT a collection of bits. Digital modeling, no matter how finely done, is a bit stream that has to be converted to analogue so that we can hear it as sound. It's success in "fooling" our senses into believing it's real depends on the skill of the writer of the program. So, would I buy these? Sure. Would I continue to buy vacuum tubes? You betcha! [/QUOTE]
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