I dunno, it sounds like you never had a good Class D experience, which is your own experience but it doesn’t necessarily say anything about Tube pre amps with them.
Was there a solid state preamp you found worked really well?
Tube Pre/ Class D Amp - Who has done it?
Open forum for those who have actually tried this. Really curious to know who has been happy, or maybe unhappy, with a tube preamp driving a Class D amplifier?
Of course, tube pre with a solid state amp is a classic pairing for hard to drive speakers, especially ESL's. This is a little different. I'm really curious to know what pres and Class D amps have had great synergy.
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@lwin - I'm getting 3 way plate amps made by Hypex. I'll be removing the passive crossovers and re-working them with the built in DSP capabilities. It's not a straight conversion. In addition to a white-paper redesign of the crossover I'm adding 2x 10" subwoofers to each speaker. |
Really happy to see all the on-topic replies here. Especially happy that this discussion has stayed focused on the union of tube and Class D as opposed to a free-for-all discussion about Class D vs whatever you like better. Those discussions are already plentiful in A’gon. I ask this question in part because I'm about to go fully active in my main system and wanted to know what kinds of combinations had great synergy, but also because I've always suspected that a juicy tube pre with a solid performing Class D would be heavenly. |