I have a technical question more so than a "how it sounds" question regarding tube preamps....Some preamps on the market process the signal with tubes and SS components while other preamps are touted as being all tube. My question is this; if I want to experience the "tube" sound would I be missing something if I purchased a hybrid unit vs all tube unit because from a technical point of view the ss components in a hybrid unit just can't typically replicate exactly what a tube does so if I trully want to know tubes I have to listen to an all tube unit.
I have a technical question more so than a "how it sounds" question regarding tube preamps....Some preamps on the market process the signal with tubes and SS components while other preamps are touted as being all tube. My question is this; if I want to experience the "tube" sound would I be missing something if I purchased a hybrid unit vs all tube unit because from a technical point of view the ss components in a hybrid unit just can't typically replicate exactly what a tube does so if I trully want to know tubes I have to listen to an all tube unit.