I was picking up my new speakers at Deja Vu Audio the other day and saw a pair of pushpull 6L6 monoblocks that might just fit the bill for you. It was their own build and they build fantastic amps over there. No idea the price but worth checking into plus they give fantastic advice. They also carry two other brands @larryi mentioned Audio Note and Synthesis. Lots of good discussion here, now everyone take a deep breath and crank some tunes!
Member's recommendations for tube amplification
Your thoughts on options to consider:
- I'd prefer SET (open to DHT but not a requirement).
- I'm not looking for overtly warm, romantic or lush options.
- Minimum power in the teens to twenties, 10W being the floor.
- Open to higher power push-pull amps, but let's limit ceiling to around 60W.
- Single ended is fine though having XLR inputs would be nice (doesn't have to be true balanced)
- I'm cool with single chassis or monos.
- I have preferences for tube types, but leaving it open ended to get broad recommendations.
- I'm currently running an all solid state system, though have had tube based systems built around ARC, BAT, Ayon, Melody, Pathos, etc.
- Preamp will be a Pass XP-20 or the Metrum Adagio DAC direct to the amp.
- I'd like to stay around 3K used but can push the budget to 6K new/used.
- Speaker sensitivity is 94dB and higher.
THANKS!
- I'd prefer SET (open to DHT but not a requirement).
- I'm not looking for overtly warm, romantic or lush options.
- Minimum power in the teens to twenties, 10W being the floor.
- Open to higher power push-pull amps, but let's limit ceiling to around 60W.
- Single ended is fine though having XLR inputs would be nice (doesn't have to be true balanced)
- I'm cool with single chassis or monos.
- I have preferences for tube types, but leaving it open ended to get broad recommendations.
- I'm currently running an all solid state system, though have had tube based systems built around ARC, BAT, Ayon, Melody, Pathos, etc.
- Preamp will be a Pass XP-20 or the Metrum Adagio DAC direct to the amp.
- I'd like to stay around 3K used but can push the budget to 6K new/used.
- Speaker sensitivity is 94dB and higher.
THANKS!