Entry Level Tube Integrated Amps


I’d like to dip my toe into the tube world. Does anyone have experience, or have listened to, an LSA-70T or a Willsenton R300 tube integrated amp? Thanks in advance for your opinion(s)!

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You have gotten a lot of very good suggestions. I would add looking at amps made by Boyuurange Reisong to the list -- especially the A50 MKIII 300B and the A10 EL34. Both are built like a tank, a ridiculous value (you could buy both and spend less than $1,800), and allow you to "test the waters" of tube amplification without taking out a second mortgage.  The big caveat, however, is the low output.  These amps will work fine with your Heresy's, and should be OK with the Omega's.  I am using Polk Audio Monitor 10's with the A10 EL34 and it sounds excellent.  The A10 is only around 6 watts per channel.  The Dennis Had gear I mention below could not push the Polk Audio's, but I also have Klipsch Forte II's and Heresy's from the early 1980's which is perfect with the Had gear.  The Reisong amps make the Klipsch sound like butter.

 

I already had a McIntosh MC-225 from 1963 paired with an ARC preamp, and a Dennis Had Inspire 45 "Fire Bottle" paired with a Had LP3.1 Preamp. I wanted a low cost tube integrated for a bedroom system that I was putting together. The Reisong’s were perfect choices for my situation. They have been my only experience with "Chi-Fi", and I have not had a single problem over the 5 years of ownership. Happy shopping!