http://amp-tone.com Amp-Tone.com is a site about guitar amplifiers, tube amps, and solid state guitar amplifiers from many different manufacturers Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:00:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the vintage days, all amplifiers used vacuum tubes to accomplish the actual amplification. Nowdays, many amps use transistors instead, sparking a long-standing debate about which is better. The concensus is that for almost all types of music, the sound of tubes is noticeably superior. However, tubes have several drawbacks: Tubes ... http://amp-tone.com/definitions/tube-vs-solid-state/