Thanks honeyooi
Looking for high power warming sounding tube amps
Right now running bottlehead moreplay into pass x350.8. Speakers are ns5000. The sound is great but my buddy let me borrow cj lp140ms and the mid range magic these amps brought was amazing. The pass had better bass and maybe detail.
I wanted to see if I could get tube amps that had pass bass with romance of cj. I tried prima luna evo 300 but it was a step down from cj in terms soundstage and tone.
I'm guessing I need more power.. maybe at least 100 wpc. Any recommendations looking to spend less than $7k.
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Found the v4 monos right here: https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649873599-quicksilver-v4-balanced-monoblocks/ |
@ghdprentice ya I am already convinced by tube amps thats why I am pursuing this. I am skeptical about ARC as i had a ref 5se (as you might remember from my other thread) that got beaten in many respects by my bottlehead moreplay pre. The ref5se had a ss sorta sound where the moreplay brought the warmth, colour and fullness and holographic depth the ARC just did not have. CJ monoblocks also did the same thing. So I am trying to move in that direction. |
@atmasphere Id love something like that although im skeptical an SS amp can bring the tube magic the way real tubes can. The pass does have some tube character but when I heard the CJ monos I heard the true mid range magic. But ya I am open to an SS if you think it can match tube sound. |
@russbutton have you heard them? Are they warmer and richer sounding or more neutral ss ? |
@atmasphere But what actual amp has those characteristics ? |
Thanks guys especially @orthomead |