Tried tubes and LOVED it, now what?


Hi all, I had Solid state all my life until I bought a used integrated tubes amp Cayin a88-T for $1,000 and love it to death, but after few years, now what? I’m Thinking of movng up the chain but not sure where to go. Most of my speakers are bookshelf and small floorstandings. Thanks
nasaman

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The Cayin a88-T looks nice.
My 300B SET: https://goo.gl/YR5bTT full setup: https://goo.gl/y3Ykc4

What are you after SQ, analog tinkering? Do you usually run it in triode mode?

I’ve spent a pretty penny on cables and tubes with very subjective results. I haven’t changed any internal electric components but some LED resistors are on the list to turn down their brightness as is a larger cap for increasing the warm up.

Big results came by adding a MiniDSP HD for controlling phase and splitting lows to a sub w/ the tubes handling the rest... if you’re going for full analog it may not suit, but dang sound good to me (miniDSP + sub). Also depending on the type of audio you listen to, the 18Hz of your amp may not be deep enough.