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Originally Posted by BuffaloBill
"Well, if they're both designed correctly, they should sound the same".
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There are several basic differences between tubes and transistors which contribute to their sound. 1) tubes generate even harmonics which are more pleasing to the human ear. 2) tubes are on until turned off by bias or signal level 3) transistors generate odd order harmonics which are less pleasing and 4) transistors are off until turned on by bias and/or signal.