
sweetnubs
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chessnubs is right. The transformer contained in most old tube designs that have gained legendary status impart the character of which we highly regard not the tube. (unless of course you are purposefully over driving the tube) Tube designs can be very clean, quiet and natural sounding such as the DW Fearn preamp I own. For example the sound of the Universal Audio products come from their proprietary 610 transformers which people actively search for and purchase such transformers. Although I do like to overdrive the units sometimes!