Why a transformer solves three problems at once, and why valves and transistors distort differently — the actual mechanism, in terms of transfer curves and harmonic bias, rather than an audiophile assertion.
Three families of component account for most of the character people attribute to equipment, and all three are usually explained badly — the transformer as magic, the valve as warmth, the transistor as sterility. Each has a mechanism, and the mechanisms are more interesting than the adjectives.
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