Going Tubing

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i trust you have seen this useful review of your speakers, where the (pretty good) reviewer uses three different amps with them, two of which are tubed... the two, a leben, represents a somewhat more classically tubey sound, and the lta amp a more modern tube sound - he is pretty articulate in his writing about how the music is presented with the different amps thru these speakers

maybe this will help further inform you in your consideration

i would say the best way (cost effective, and just plain ol effective) to experience tube sound in your system is to get a decent tube integrated... buy it used, and resell it if it doesn’t float your boat

Thanks again for all the advice and recommendations. This truly is a very engaged and knowledgeable audiophile community!

So, I ended up heeding this thread’s frequent advice to start off with a tube pre-amp and found a used PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium pre-amp in great shape that I hope will serve me well.

This way I am keeping my Emotiva XDA-2 differential power amp and thus don’t have to worry about matching a tube (power/integrated) amp with my GE One.R speakers, etc., yet still allows me to play around with the (gain) tubes on the pre-amp if or as I so choose.

Thanks again for all insights and advice.

I’d suggest going all in on tube, or stay away. That’s what I did. And I’m glad I did. I’ve not owned a solid state amp or preamp in well over 24 years. If you’re hesitant, expect results that are lacking. You’ve got to be committed. All in. Or not.