Tube Preamp: How many tubes does it take to .................

My McIntosh Tube Tuner/Preamp has 17 tubes (some for tuner of course).

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This EAR 802 Tube Preamp has 14 tubes (and either MM or MC phono)

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Some have as few as 2 and no mention of Hybrid

Some call themselves Hybrid

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dweller Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,742 posts 07-16-2023 at 01:28am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The new Prima Luna phono preamp uses two EL34s+. A BAT VK-51,2,3 preamp uses something like 13-15 tubes. My VK-33SE uses 6.
dweller Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,742 posts 07-21-2023 at 05:22pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The Audio Research LS2B had a single tube. It was part of a system that was flat out phenomenal. I remember the session after 25 years.