[Amps] New Panasonic Tube Radio

[Mark - AA6DX]

Hiya Gang .. well, Denny Had .. aka Dentron, Amp Supply ... that is what he 
now sells, audio hollow state .. Mark, AA6DX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Matney" <craxd1 at ezwv.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] New Panasonic Tube Radio


> Mark,
> You are exactly correct. Many hours of research has been put into designs 
> of tube audio and guitar amps just for adding the required distortion. The 
> largest and most popular bands will not have nothing but tubes to get the 
> sound created by distortion. Heck, they have the foot pedals for this very 
> purpose, turning up and down the feedback. If folks heard the actual music 
> or the singer, or band, they wouldn't be so "popular"! Marshall, Fender, 
> and others have big write ups just about this very subject to promote 
> sales.
>
> Will Matney
>
>
> That's very true. Tube amps are actually "dirtier" than agood SS amp, and 
> THATS what puts the "personality" into the sound. Its especially true in 
> single ended or push-pull guitar amplifiers, its a lot of where the "tone" 
> comes from, and a lot comes from the effect the back emf of the speaker 
> voice coil/magnet has on the tube output stage via the output transformer.
>
> Mark WB8JKR
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