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Originally Posted by Freight Twang
I have to completely disagree with this post. A true P2P amp sounds different than tag, PCB, etc. PCB create capacitance and that is one of the reasons DRRI don't sound the same as a BF Deluxe.
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The BF Deluxe is not PTP. It uses a vintage eyelet board.
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Originally Posted by Freight Twang
As for PTP being rat nests, have you ever seen the inside of a Carr Amp? Nothing ratty in there. And there are a few more that I can think of that are beautiful and EASY to repair.
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Carr don't make PTP amps as far as I am aware.
The bottom line is that there is no reason for a well designed and laid out amp to sound just as good whether it be constructed using PTP, vintage tag board, vintage eyelet board or PCB. The reality is that many PCB amps suffer from layout induced artifacts, sound coloring, noise, etc. because they have been designed to a price point, ease of manufacture and assembled by low skilled workers or auto assembly.
PTP construction is pretty much dead these days. It requires a high level of assembly skill and an even higher level or fault finding to remedy problems.
Unfortunately, these days, PTP is mistakenly and misleading being used in amp marketing to describe a non PCB method of manufacture.