Jackalope, Steve wrote to me and I responded. I've agreed to send him these amps for repair if he can take the project on. I'll let you know what happens.
How would you introduce tubes into this SS system?
I have a Rotel RC-1070 preamp and a Parasound HCA-1000 amp driving a pair of NHT Super Two’s. The Super Two’s sensitivity is 87 db (2.83V at 1M), 8 Ohms nominal impedance (3.8 Ohms minimum), and recommended amp power of 25W/ch min. and 175W/ch. max. The Rotel’s output level and impedance are 1V and 100 Ohms, and the Parasound’s input impedance is 33 kiloOhms. The budget is around $2000 for either a tube preamp, tube amp, or integrated tube/hybrid amp. I like the sonic qualities of tube equipment, but I don’t want to sacrifice too much bass. I should also mention that I use this system primarily for listening to vinyl on a Music Hall mmf-5.1 turntable. Should I replace the Rotel, the Parasound, or both? Thanks for your opinions.
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Not sure if these would be outside your budget, but I know they’ll sound fantastic with the RM22s, and the bass will be sublime as will the imaging/soundstage... https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis966hf-audio-research-ls-16-mkii-tube https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649468342-mccormack-dna1-w-smc-silver-mods/ |
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