Tube, Solid State, or Software? - Amp Blind Test Challenge!

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#1
I found this YouTube video about an audio test.
I didn't hear a lot of difference in the clean test but yes definitely different overdrive and distortion tests.
After you get the result, you can use the time line to quickly flip between types to get a better comparison.
So tube vs solid state is not only hype, it is real.

 
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I take that back after another time line flip, the clean test does show a difference. I think the tube sounds more full or stronger. Maybe a pointer for bass.
Well then you might say they got it right the first time.
 
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I think for the most part, most bass players will agree that tubes sound better for most applications when singled out. It's once you're in the average venue, with a following of mostly non-musicians, the only people taking notice is you, the sound guy and maybe your band. Is the weight/size/cost worth it? For me it is, but I've also been on the opposite side wishing I wasn't going to had to shift so much gear at the end of the night..

Me personally I'll lug the tubes around until I physically can no longer or it dies on me. There will be times where I will have to use a back line that's not mine or use a Class D when 3 of us are trying to pack everything into a small car or using public transport and I'll still wish I had the tubes.
 
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I picked the tube amp out all three times, but always got the SS and software backwards. Night and day between the tubes and the other stuff.
 
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