quickie tone

[galyons]

Simplicity so often wins out over complex designs.

Could not agree more. Many high end tube amps and pre's are overly engineered just to prove "competitive superiority", not to serve the music. 

Cheers,
Geary

[4krow]

Since we are claiming simplicity, it seems that a good many things operate better when simplified. Is that some kind of universal law, or does it describe our limitations? Seriously, it does make me wonder.

[Grainger49]

There are a number of things that in my experience need a certain sophistication.  Can't for the life of me think of one now.

[earwaxxer]

I have been reading/studying Nelson Pass's DIY site and some of his projects, and the phases they have undergone over the years. Whats interesting is that as the projects get more complex in those successive iterations they do, to some extent sound 'better' as they get more complex, ex. adding a CCS (like the PJCCS), etc. There isnt a huge difference though, and the simple single ended, no feedback design (even in SS) yields superior results in many cases.