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Originally Posted by Spook
Lots of tube generalizations in this thread that aren't quite right. I would note the current use of tubes in high end stereo gear and in front end preamps in the studio. There may not be a tube amp on the market designed for high fidelity acoustic guitar applications and if there were it would be heavy and expensive. But properly designed, it would sound great.
I use a Palmer PDI-CTC in front of an Acus AD (similar to a Schertler Roy) all the time and you can certainly hear how it warms the sound.
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I’m here to say that a high-end tube design would sound great but not better than solid-state circuitry and would have the drawbacks of much greater cost, greater heat and constant tube deterioration.