Some of the finest Audiophile amps in the world employ tube circuitry .. They are amazingly accurate at reproducing the recording space and the ambiance of the room that acoustic instruments were recorded in.. Acoustic instruments sound very real with these types of amplifiers .And there is no reason that a great tube amp could be designed and voiced to work as an acoustic amplifier ..You would need a high powered amp to reduce clipping/distortion The added warmth/depth that tubes deliver would probably tame those brittle highs that many pickup systems exhibit .... The drawbacks would be....Weight (HUGE TRANSFORMERS).. Tube life.. maintenance.. expensive to build ...
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