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PassiveAgressiveCan t1_j9l525f wrote

I’m going back to solid state. The beauty of tubes for me was always the glowing lights and the novelty of it. But with my current layout I need something that doesn’t get hot that can hide under my shelf on my desk. In a roundabout answer, I don’t think they matter that much (all of my daily headphones are high impedance Sennheisers) as I can’t really hear much of a difference. I also certainly don’t have golden ears so that’s just my take on it. If you think they look cool go for it, if you want it for sound change try to demo it first.

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GarlicBiscuits OP t1_j9l7gpa wrote

I doubt my ears are completely golden as well. I'll see if I have the opportunity to demo them, but if not, I'll look into solid state combos that would be able to drive any headphone I own well.

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PassiveAgressiveCan t1_j9l8dt3 wrote

If you dont mind buying used you may get lucky and be able to try a tube amp for low risk and sell it again for the same price, assuming demoing equipment local isnt possible. Otherwise, I dont notice a huge difference.

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rajmahid t1_j9ppled wrote

Just think of all that harmonic distortion you’ll be missing.

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brucie_me t1_ja06b36 wrote

They looooooooove it. So warm and fuzzy...hahaha

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