are valve amps good for dance music?

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as title, ive heard that theyre good for vocals and acoustic sounds, what about strong bass and sounds with quick attack?
 
Amoeba said:
Having said that, why would you want to use valves for dance music? Don't get me wrong, I love it but it doesn't really have any characteristics that would be improved by super quality sound..
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Some of the psy trance and techno I listen to has a fantastic level of production and a very complex and detailed range of sound, are you saying that dance music is only fit for budget sound equipment as youll not hear a difference?

Im currently using a cheap JVC hifi at the moment but want a nice amp and speaker set to bring my music to life. Ive been looking at this one:



Input Power :
110V - 240V AVAILABLE "110v MAY NEED 1 - 2 WEEKS FOR THIS SPECIAL ORDER"
Power :
50 watts x 2 in utlra-linear mode 20watts x 2 for triode mode
Output Tube :
Power Tube EL-34B x 4

Shuguang 6SL7 push Adopts classic parallel push-pull circuit
Input/Driver Tube :
6N1/5670, 6N9P/6SL7 x 2 and 6E1* 2
Ohms :
4 ohms and 8 ohms
Frequency :
10Hz-60KHz +/-3 dB
Signal/Noise Ratio :
95dB
Distortion :
Less than 1% at full power
Input Jack :
2 groups
Input Consumption :
200W
Weight :
26kg
Size Dimension :



Width 465mm
Height 175mm
Depth 280mm

Colour :
Silver
Packing Includes :
All the Tubes / Valve


any thoughts?
 
thanks m8 for the advice my front end is not finalised yet, Ive got an arcam alpha 7 cd player, but was thinking of getting a dac and using the digital out of my computer to that, with my wavs/ ape's/ mp3's etc. As for speakers ill think about that in 6 months when I have the £. :(
 
Amoeba said:
With regards to the music, no I am not saying it is only worth listening to on budget equipment.. I just don't think it is worth buying a valve amp to listen to synthesised music on.
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please elaborate:)
 
I dont have a clue :D I asked the question because I dont have an answer. for some reason Ive got it in my head that valved equiptment has a warm and clear sound, ive never heard anything with valves in before, but then again ive never heard highend audio before either :eek: My dad has always been into audio, but from a music making angle, not really for quality sound but more from a technical stand point. Ive got an anologue synthesizer and love the old style sound you can get from that, and the digital modern equilevents dont match up in terms of warmth and timbre. Ive got it into my head that valve amps are the same! Im stupid I know, I have been looking at some regular amps, like some naim and cyrus ones, but they are out of my price range. Ive got £150 to spend and the valve amp I mentioned in an earlier post seemed good for that price, I suppose I cant judge anthing unless I listen to it, but as I dont/cant then ill just have to take other peoples opinions onboard and make an educated guess :p
 
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ok guys heres an update.....


Ive bought myself some Tannoy R3 floorstanders, and an Arcam Alpha 3 transistor amp under the advice of you guys:) Im still waiting for the amp to come but Ive got a question about connecting it up. My computer is about 10m away from my amp whats the best way to connect them together? ( comp has a mini jack output and amp is phono).
 
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