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From: emrath@uiuccsb.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Tube sound ??? - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 6-Dec-83 22:33:09 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  6 22:33:09 1983
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uiuccsb!emrath    Dec  6 17:54:00 1983

I don't buy that argument that you shouldn't use bipolar transistors
because of crossover distortion (unless you run them class A).
Tubes and FETs are usually used in a class A-B configuration for
power amps, too, and they will suffer from the same kind of distortion
as a result of the configuration (maybe not to the same degree).
A good class A-B with 50-100mA of bias on the output stage suits my
purposes, but I wouldn't use tubes because of the output xformer and
unless it doubled as a toaster.