the journey to tube can be exciting and can also be heart breaking. start with medium powered amps that are dependable. although there are many speakers that do not require a lot of power, none may suit your taste. 100 watts of tube power will play most speakers. here are some modestly priced, great sounding, dependable amps. MUSIC REFERENCE RM9 MkII about $1200 to $1500. AUDIO RESEARCH D 115 Mk II again about $1200. YAKOV ARONOV 9000 MONO BLOCKS around $1800 and the 960i intergrated amp about $1000. yes I have owned all of them and would own them again. good luck
going to tubes, just one question..
I'm re thinking my entire roadmap for upgrading..I plan to leave my SS amp/pre amp behind for tubes. I've caught the vinyl bug and I think tubes will only enhance my experience.
I can't get my head around one thing. What rule of thumb should I be using when matching power/current to speaker loads, i.e. power hungry speakers driven by 8 watts...? Can someone tell how this is possible? My fear is shortchanging myself on power and current....
Budget for both amp and preamp, say 3k
I can't get my head around one thing. What rule of thumb should I be using when matching power/current to speaker loads, i.e. power hungry speakers driven by 8 watts...? Can someone tell how this is possible? My fear is shortchanging myself on power and current....
Budget for both amp and preamp, say 3k