Let's see how many audiophile prepare to turn those knobs based on what they hear. From our experience, musicians, recording, mixing and mastering engineers get it right the way. Others are unknown but we will keep trying. Hope this video will become a way to introduce the adjustments to them.
The three stages need to be considered in sequential order. The Warm stage is a pre gain stage. It controls the level of signal sent onwards to both the Tube Simulated stage, and the Solid State stage. The Tube Simulator stage is a passive network (which actually contins NO tubes) that converts the signal from the Warm stage into a simulated tube tone. The nature of the Tube tone is defined by the level of the Tube Simlulator control, and the level of the Warm control. Not only are we controlling the amount of tube tone, but the nature of the tube tone as well. With enough experimentation you can actually produce a tone more reminiscent of a 6922, or a 12AX7, or a 6SN7, etc... The signal from the Warm stage is also sent to the Solid State stage. In this way we are able to control the amount of tube sound, the amount of solid state sound, and the nature of the tube tone. Once you get used to manipulating the three gain stages, an extremely wide range of tone profile possibilities are available.
@@georgetaylor3107 Thank you for this explanation. Could you explain more technically how it works? Maybe you want to keep it a secret.. But I am curious, how does the tube simulator actually work? How do you control the "nature of the tube tone"? It would be a very interesting video! I am interested in amplifier construction, just an amateur, I restore mostly vintage hifi, both tube and solid state. Your concept is totally new, I am curious how it works technically.
This should be the dream preamp for many audiophiles. Have the sound "your way."
Let's see how many audiophile prepare to turn those knobs based on what they hear. From our experience, musicians, recording, mixing and mastering engineers get it right the way. Others are unknown but we will keep trying. Hope this video will become a way to introduce the adjustments to them.
@@angela-gilbert I think this is an ear-opening product.
How does a "simulated tube stage" work, technically, I am very curious! And the warmth and solid state controls?
The three stages need to be considered in sequential order. The Warm stage is a pre gain stage. It controls the level of signal sent onwards to both the Tube Simulated stage, and the Solid State stage. The Tube Simulator stage is a passive network (which actually contins NO tubes) that converts the signal from the Warm stage into a simulated tube tone. The nature of the Tube tone is defined by the level of the Tube Simlulator control, and the level of the Warm control. Not only are we controlling the amount of tube tone, but the nature of the tube tone as well. With enough experimentation you can actually produce a tone more reminiscent of a 6922, or a 12AX7, or a 6SN7, etc...
The signal from the Warm stage is also sent to the Solid State stage. In this way we are able to control the amount of tube sound, the amount of solid state sound, and the nature of the tube tone. Once you get used to manipulating the three gain stages, an extremely wide range of tone profile possibilities are available.
@@georgetaylor3107 Thank you for this explanation. Could you explain more technically how it works? Maybe you want to keep it a secret.. But I am curious, how does the tube simulator actually work? How do you control the "nature of the tube tone"? It would be a very interesting video!
I am interested in amplifier construction, just an amateur, I restore mostly vintage hifi, both tube and solid state. Your concept is totally new, I am curious how it works technically.