Late to the party ... tube power amp (Prima Luna PL 5) ... SS preamp (Musical Fidelity CD PRE 24) ... SS phono preamp (Schitt Mani) ... Opera Platea Floorstanders. I sometimes swap in Ascend Acoustic Sierra One monitors.
For the longest time I used EL 34s and 6CA7s, which were great for CDs, but when I added a turntable I found myself wanting more bass, possibly oomph, and switched to KT90s.
The turntable set-up is a Stanton ST 150 paired with a Sumiko Pearl cartridge. My only gripe with the Stanton and it is an 'in my head' gripe is that the turntable's built in preamp hums at high volumes, which are way higher volumes than any level I would normally play at.
I get just enough tube sound in this set-up.
Rich
For the longest time I used EL 34s and 6CA7s, which were great for CDs, but when I added a turntable I found myself wanting more bass, possibly oomph, and switched to KT90s.
The turntable set-up is a Stanton ST 150 paired with a Sumiko Pearl cartridge. My only gripe with the Stanton and it is an 'in my head' gripe is that the turntable's built in preamp hums at high volumes, which are way higher volumes than any level I would normally play at.
I get just enough tube sound in this set-up.
Rich