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Same way a doctor would explain why stuff you read online is not real medical science.So how do you explain a number of audiophiles who usually prefer tube designs sound?
None of these audiophiles have done a proper controlled test. I have. And I can tell you they will flunk all such tests. That "tube sound" is much more folklore than real. That pre-conditions people, together with the warm glow of tubes, that there is something good there.
I have lost track of how many tube amps I have tested with such prior reviews, only to find nothing in measurements, nor listening tests indicating there is truth to it.
No, there needs to be one in reverse. Put those people in front of a curtain, and then switch amps behind the scenes between tube and solid state with levels matched. Once you show reliable data there, then we can investigate. Until then, audiophiles are notorious for manufacturing things in their brain that has nothing to do with the sound entering their ears. Test after test has shown this.There should be a scientistic research blind test proof on 'listeners prefer listening to gear which objectively measures better' to accept this as a fact.
So please, don't bring us anecdotes. We have heard them, and there are countless proof points to say that they are just false information. Start your journey right from here on: only believe in controlled tests where the only variable is what you are interested in (not level, brand, looks, price, etc.). Then you can make easy sense of all of this.