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Sponsored by: Glass half full I’ve read the occasional review of valve-based equipment and have to say I’m interested in the warm sound that it is supposed to provide. I currently have a Creek Evolution 50A and wonder how the sound would compare? Steve, via Facebook CW: Valve amplifiers are an absolute joy to own and you don’t need a degree in physics to operate them Steve. I’ve run them for years and they don’t need to be expensive, but as ever, the better ones will be. Strictly speaking, they aren’t warm sounding. They can be as crisp and punchy as any solid-state equivalent, but the way they amplify signals can naturally create a gentle series of even order harmonic distortions that can be quite euphonic and pleasing to the…

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Hi-Fi Choice (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024

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