Slam possible with Tubes instead of SS ??

Blueskies, I'm using both a tube VAC PA 35.35, EL 34 amp, and a Plinius SA 100 MKIII. Both provide good slam with my speakers, 12" custom Tannoys, but the Plinius has it all, smooth, very powerful (the dynamics will scare hell out of you), great imaging and soundstage. I bought both amps here on A'gon for $2400. You can get one or the other, or both! I do think you would be happy with th Plinius, though. My 2cents worth.

Regards,
Dan

I just read the thread posted by Tvad about the noise problems associated with Plinius amps. Yes, they are a bit noisier than a lot of amps, but in my situation, the noise level is far enough below the threshold of hearing it at normal listening volume (and up), it's a non-issue for me. I do use a passive line stage, as suggested in the thread, this may help in lowering the noise floor.

The performance of this amp is so good, I don't mind a bit of extra noise, which I don't hear at all when playing music. The two trannies do hum, though, even when the amp is in mute mode. Though not perfect, the way they make music sound far outweighs their deficiencies, at least for me.

Regards,
Dan

Defending my position of championing Plinus was not my objective, though it might not have come out that way. I think it's unfortunate that Blueskies is having problems with the amps in his system, and I hope he resolves the problem quickly and painlessly. In audio, as we all know, what works for one guy (or gal), may not work for another.

Best wishes to all,
Dan