High-end stereo amplification is one of the most conservative areas of the market when it comes to accepting the march of technology. Think about it, it’s the only place where valves still have a foothold, six decades after transistors first started to dominate elsewhere.

Want more examples? How about the reluctance to accept remote control in the early days because the extra circuitry had the potential to harm sound quality, or the struggle integrated amplifiers have had to be seen as credible alternatives to separate pre/powers.
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