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Quote:For example if someone is making tube recommendations and they primarily listen to old recordings and don’t have any room treatment then a person with a properly treated room listening to music that represents a full sound spectrum would have a drastically different experience with those tubes. Similarly a vinyl listener may have a very different experience with a set of speakers than a digital listener.
One of the things I enjoy and why I participate on this forum is members overall do a good job of explaining why the like or dislike something. I find this a valuable exchange.
The biggest divide on the forum I'm guessing is SET vs PP/ultra-linear sound. I find it fascinating and love hearing both sides discussing it with details, explanations and analogies. I'm in the PP/UL camp Lon is in the SET camp. Lon is an incredible wealth of knowledge of tubes and how they sound. If Lon says a 6922 sounds like XYZ I know I'll hear the same thing he is hearing in my Torii MK5. His personal preferences are different than mine. He does a great job of describing how different tubes sound different. Lon is also ultra sensitive to high frequencies and if they are too in your face or pronounced he won't like the tube. Will another member is excellent at describing what he hears and differences between tubes components and modifications. Reading the posts where they go back and forth is the golden age of internet forums and it's still happening today. They have different preferences and goals, yet they build off of what each other report and everyone who reads is enriched by the exchange.
Same old DD has an epic thread riffing on his continuing journey of enjoying music and hifi.
There are some other threads that have been going on for years and the OP only posted a few times and they are great threads!
So yes, we all have difference experiences and preferences. The beautiful thing about this forum is that we come together and build from what each other have to offer.
So welcome, share and enjoy.