In my system, until last year, I had the Spectral Dmc 30 SL pre-amp with Spectral Dma 360 s2 monoblocks power amplifiers with Mit Matrix HD 38 signal cable and Mit Oracle Matrix HD 90 power cables (the rest of the system includes CD Player Spectral Sdr 4000 Pro, turntable Linn Lp12 Klimax and JM Lab Utopia speaker (first edition) .
I then tried the Audio Research Ref. 3 preamp and immediately sold the Spectral preamp.
The Audio Research Ref. 3 preamp with Spectral power amplifiers is immensely better.
Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp?
Greetings!
I’ve seen some folks using Tube Preamps with Solid State Am ps. I’m thinking of doing that with my system as part of an incremental change. I currently have a Parasound P5 preamp with a Parasound A21 driving Klipsch Cornwall 4’s. Will a decent / good Tube Preamp really make a difference in my sound? I enjoy what I have now but really want to experience Tubes in my system. Thanks!
I’ve seen some folks using Tube Preamps with Solid State Am ps. I’m thinking of doing that with my system as part of an incremental change. I currently have a Parasound P5 preamp with a Parasound A21 driving Klipsch Cornwall 4’s. Will a decent / good Tube Preamp really make a difference in my sound? I enjoy what I have now but really want to experience Tubes in my system. Thanks!