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Hi end tube preamps, it’s all about functionality!!

So most preamps over $10 grand all sound very good.  But functionality varies widely and a challenge to readily figure out.


some remotes don’t turn on unit,  some leave tubes on while watching tv/movies assuming they have ht bypass functionality,  some turn off avr when change is made to stereo listening (McIntosh), some use 3 tubes and some use 8 tubes, volume control process differences, power supply being external or internal, and many more feature variations.


it is a mess.  The marketplace over time will make a buying decision abit easier as brands soon learn that the avr/stereo integration is a very important market and ease of use along with running costs need to be considered more carefully.
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There is a important market for stereo listening at a high quality level and home theater in a combined system.

‘all’ it takes is passing a signal thru the preamp painlessly to allow sharing of mains between stereo and home theatre.  Options, sadly are very limited. Brilliant minds will be able to achieve this outcome.

soon, I hear audio research will be working on a feature to do a direct pass thru (ie. bypass tube circuitry) and thereby keep the tubes off.  This will no doubt improve their $6 mil revenue and they can probably do this in a transparent way.

will gladly pay extra for this outcome.


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