I believe that keeping my tube amp within reasonable limits volume wise, distortion is kept at bay. What really makes my 35 W/Ch system shine is of course the 2 X 500 W/Ch that the EP400s provide for a total of 1070 Watts. Quite respectable & more than adequate for my listening space. My tube amp doesn't have to work very hard to make decent SPLs so it sounds very clean.
With guitar tube amps, driving them into distortion with the various controls is what makes electric guitars so special. That's why I like electric blues so much.
I used to have lots of stories but I've forgotten them due to old age, ha!!!
TAM
