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From: bks@unisoft.UUCP (Brian K. Shiratsuki)
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Subject: Re: In defense of solid-state devices
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Date: Mon, 28-Sep-87 15:17:17 EDT
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In article <1996@potomac.UUCP> jtn@potomac.UUCP (John T. Nelson) writes:
>So can't amplifiers be constructed so that they use the best
>attributes of both tubes and transistors?  Are the two technologies so
>mutually exclusive that an amp must be either one or the other?

the NYAL moscode amplifiers are just such a hybrid, using vacuum tubes up 
to the output stage, where there are mosfets (``moscode'' <- mosfet + cascode).
i believe the power supply is also solid state.

couldn't find an NYAL dealer around here to listen to one, anyone know
of an NYAL dealer in the bay area?
-- 

				brian