Mapman&Atmasphere - pertaining to tubes and Class D - for the past 4 months I have been using an Oppo 105 (Exemplar Audio mod) as a preamp/DAC - this has a tube output stage - next in chain is a Rogue Audio Hydra power amp - this has a tube input stage followed by Class D - I have been VERY pleased with the results! By the way, this is feeding Spatial Audio M1 (open baffle) speakers
If I'm looking for "Tube Sound", why would I put a Tube Pre in front of a SS amp?
I'm purposefully not specifying speakers as I would like to know in general terms the arguments for and against. So, to the degree that speaker characteristics could also influence the choice, please explain. FWIW, I do not know a phase angle from an impedance curve so I will try and educate myself as we go along. Hopefully, others may benefit too.