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Tube Amps and Cabling

I am contemplating purchasing a VAC integrated tube amp to replace my solid state integrated amp -- when I can afford it. Do you have any experience with the effect of this kind of change on cabling -- from solid state to tube amp? Did your cabling sound appropriate after the change or did the change require you to replace any cables?
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pdreher
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Any decent cables will be fine. Just moving from a solid state amp to tubes will have a sizeable & favorable impact on sound quality, much more so than a change in cables.
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pdreher
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Mechans is correct. I may have overstated the impact of simply moving from solid state to tubes in that a well designed solid state amp will likely sound better than a poorly designed tube amp. However, if you do end up going with a VAC integrated, I'm confident it should be an upgrade from most if not all comparably priced solid state integrateds.

What speakers do you intend to use and which VAC integrated would you pair them with?
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pdreher
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VAC Sigma 160i & Joseph Audio Pulsar should be an outstanding combo. I would not hesitate to pull the trigger on any VAC integrated. If funds are an issue, you should be able to find a used VAC Avatar, Avatar SE or Super for less than $4K.
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