Tube or SS preamp use with SS amp???


I'm wondering about switching to the Mcintosh 2200 tube preamp from the C100 Solid State McIntosh preamp.

I am running two MC352 Solid State Amplifiers, however, and wonder if I should be mixing the system.

Would this be a sonic change? If so, would it be "warmer" or what?

Thanks for any/all opinions and help.

John
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Showing 1 response by rwwear

The only reason Krell cautions against tube preamps is because their amps have no coupling capacitor. A lot of tube preamps leak DC and will activate Krell's protection circuitry. Krell now has a way to use tube amps with their gear. But, I have used tubes in front of my Krell amp for years and have never had a problem.