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In Reply to: Re: Pro Audio vs. Consumer Audio posted by Jon M on April 18, 2003 at 22:24:59:
A couple of things about audiophiles. First, when it comes to solid-state versus tubes they prefer tubes, as the distortion added to the signal by tubes tends to be even-order harmonics, which are 'pleasing', as opposed to the odd-order harmonics typically generated by solid-state, which are 'rough'. This assumes that harmonic distortion will be present, and it will be. The solid state may be 'cleaner', but the distortion added by tube gear can and is considered to be desireable- to the extent that in today's all digital media studios there is still a lot of tube gear being used, much of it specifically to add some tube 'magic' to the recorded sound.
Another thing which distinguishes the audiophile is that, to quote Dennis Bohn at Rane, "there is absolutely nothing audiophiles will not believe." While you don't have to be gullible to be an audiophile, it helps. Spending $4K on a twenty watt per channel SET amp surely doesn't faze a sucker- excuse me, an afficionado- who'll pay a hundred dollars an inch for a set of interconnect cables. But to their credit the average audiophile does recognize that sound reproduction gear intended to provide live sound to audiences numbering in the hundreds or even thousands is not the best choice for one's livingroom.
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