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Just received my tube integrated and i'm hooked

I finally made the jump over to tube equipment with the Consonance Opera M99plus integrated and couldn't be happier. After a long discussion with Tod from Tod Anthony's Audio, I decided to give this piece a try. Tod was awesome! Thanks Tod.

Even though i have only played it for about 1 day now, i can still see how superior it was to my previous SS system. There's a more human characteristic to the music. Great lowend. Very smooth and very pleasurable to listen to. I can't wait to hear it after 100 hours or so. And thanks to all of you Audiogon'ers for providing me with all the info and tools i needed to help make a decision.

My system now is:
Consonance Opera M99plus
Sony 9000ES
Definitive Technology 2006tl's
Virtual Dynamics Audition cables throughout.

Also learned how a 25 watt system can really crank! If anyone uses Def Tech speakers, tube sound is great on them. I guess my next fiddling around with be with tube rolling. i guess it never stops!
kray

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gunbei
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A little over a year ago I purchased the Blue Circle BC21 tube preamp and BC22 solid state amp combo and this proved to be a great improvement over the Simaudio Moon I-5 and Electrocompaniet ECI-3 integrateds I'd owned prior.

In comparison, I really like the relaxed yet spacious presentation of tubes in contrast to the leaner, colder character of the two SS integrateds. Plus, you get the bonus of being able to tube roll and reap the benefits of NOS gems.
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