I’d stay away from flea powered amps. 800 sq.ft.is still a good size area. You’ll need power particularly if you are going to crank it. Years ago, I had a friend who converted his garage into a party room. About same size as your loft. He had 4 Klipsch horn’s, one in each corner, powered by 2 large Mac SS amps, 400w-500w each. He lived on a cul-de-sac and when he cranked it we would open the overhead doors, go outside and sit in the middle of the cul-de-sac circle to listen lol.
Tube amp/ preamp advice
Hi everyone, I have bene listening to a Technics 1200 SL with a MM Nagaoka 110 cart for a number of years now. Primarily, I listen to rock, hip hop, electronic and jazz.
I am a purist at heart, and have always longed for the analog qualities of a tube amp and preamp. Looking to drive a set of la scalas with a woofer in tow. The space I will be moving my setup to is a loft above a 2800 square foot garage, so the la scalas seem like a good choice to really push some decibels.
Currently I am playing my technics through a pioneer receiver (cringe), however I am looking to go to a purely tube setup - I love the way my tube guitar amp sounds - its lively and warm qualities.
I'm here to ask for recommendations on a tube amp/ preamp config. I have been researching this for weeks and the amount of information/ selections are daunting. I keep jumping back and forth between integrated amps like the Linear Tube Audio, or MA352 but I really don't think an integrated is a future proof solution. I'm concerned that I will want more flexibility and be trapped with the integrated amps components.
Thank you for any suggestions
John
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Thank you for all of your advice. I am very new to the tube world. I have always been smitten by the 275, I'll do some research on them. Preferably, I would like to have a preamp that is solely an amp, and no tuner integrated. Now that we've narrowed it down to a 275, can you make any recommendations for that? |
You need to actually hear your candidate amplifiers. Tube amps are WAY more variable in sound than high quality solid state amps. I personally don’t like the MC 275 amp, in particular, anything made in the past 25 years or so. They sound so dead to me. Obviously, a lot of others like them, do it is a personal preference. |
I know you and I want separates, but consider Preamp AND Integrated for volume control. One advantage of an integrated is they are typically newer with remote volume, that is why I bought my Cayin Integrated Tube Amp, so I could use my Vintage Full Featured mx110z tube tuner/preamp with no remote control, leave the mx110z volume at 12 o’clock, and use the Integrated’s remote volume for more or less. To get remote balance, I added a Remote Line Controller, Chase RLC-1, it also has remote volume and mute (tone controls, 4 line inputs, ...): so I could have gone with a single or pair of MC275’s, any Vintage Tube Amp with no remote.
this SOLD listing shows it well You MUST have the remote, no controls on the unit, I also use one in my Garage/Shop system thru the adapter loop of my Vintage Yamaha Receiver so I have remote mute and volume when working on projects. Over many years, in all 3 of my systems: No one has ever been able to tell if it is in or out, you silently get the benefit of it’s features. Chase RLC-1 also has automatic/progressive bass boost for very low volume listening. It’s sitting on top of a Sony Front Loading Drawer type FL-1 TT which I got so I could fit more legacy components in the stack below it: 8 Track, Dual Cassette; CD Changer
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