Why are transformers so important in amp tone?

[solo-act]

Had to ask. I keep coming across transformer info in researching amp tone and wonder why they contribute so much.

Eric

[Gabriel E.]

Because they provide the voltage and current in the amp.

Different levels of voltage and current will make the circuits behave differently and as a result, affect the sound.

[VaughnC]

An output transformer has inductance which effects the frequency response of the amp. Also, the design of a transformer will affect how it saturates, which will have an effect on how an amp breathes, feels, an/or sags.

[aleclee]

As Paul Smith succinctly puts it, "Everything affects everything".

[solo-act]

As Paul Smith succinctly puts it, "Everything affects everything".

Reminds me of a story about deep purple doing sound check. Someone said to the soundcrew -- "could we have everything a little louder than everything else"

Eric