Back in 2015 – Magic and Microphony (Pt 1) – I suggested that the tendency to ‘microphony’ in some vacuum tubes / valves, can actually enhance the sense of ‘ambience’ or ‘live-ness’ of the reproduced sound.
The last thing I wish for, is a ‘dry’ or ‘threadbare’ sound that is lacking in ‘resonance’ or harmonic ‘decay’.
However, having moved on from a 2-stage tube preamp, back to a single-tube, ‘WOT’ (With Output Transformer) Tube Line-stage, I’ve found that sensitivity to ‘microphony’ can be a serious problem.
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