If it ain't broke... the "Valve" is near enough their trademark. They don't say that it's a valve-amped soundsystem, it's just their 'thing'.

In the case of soundsystems, I love how the Valve is almost tuned to the 'key' frequency ranges of D&B - the system is designed for D&B playback, and from my listening experience, it excels at that.

Granted, they could have technically better drivers, but it'd cost them a shitload and - to be honest - who would *really* notice?

For other musical styles, I guess it'd require a redesign from the ground up, but sometimes primitive scoops can outclass a technically superior bin if they're playing the one type of music they were specifically designed for.

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