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.

erik_squires

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I tried a D-Sonic amp with a Modwright 36.5 preamp.  It was a nice amp, crystal clear, excellent for home theater or background music, but sort of lifeless with 2 ch audio.  If you're not familiar with it, the Modwright is a  fine preamp (imo), but not particularly "tubey".  

Admittedly, I have been a tube guy for a long time.  Maybe it was asking too much - I mean, I gave up on solid state amps because to me, there is no doubt that tube amplification sound more like real music -  but it sure would be nice if cl. D were "good enough".  It soured me on class D, for now, but I haven't tried any of the newer GAN versions.