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Tube preamp vs Tube cd player

hi all

need your kind advice

for power amp, most people prefer solid state ("SS")

but for cd player and preamp, there is a preference for tubes

so in an ideal setup, which do you prefer?

1) "SS" cd player, tube preamp, "SS" poweramp
2) tube cd player, "ss" preamp, "SS" power amp

thank you
asustransformer

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mapman
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Tube CD players only make sense as an easy (Not the only or even best) way to introduce some tubes into your digital initially.

So 1 all the way. Make the SS amp Class D. And tubes done well a nice option but not a requirement for the pre-amp.

The real alternative is tube amplification all the way. That usually means a different set of speakers to choose from as well in order to achieve the best possible results.
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