After growing my audiophile hobby with a fair amount of SS gear, I too finally decided to go the tube route... because of the music I listen to, and the relatively small size of my listening space... I don't tend to listen at high volume, but wanted to get an "enveloping" sound.
I was getting set to pull the trigger on a Prima Luna integrated, and surely wouldn't have regretted it if I went that route... but wanting to also invest in a much better streamer, I realized my budget was taking a beating...
Then I heard about the Heaven11 Billy amp, and really fell for the simple form factor, and the swiss-army knife approach to having a lot of input options and built in DAC. With tube pre and ICE D-class amplification, it really works paired with my Sonus Faber Signums to bring both detail and warmth. With the savings the Heaven11 brought, I could afford a used Lumin D1, which was really the missing piece to the puzzle.
I was getting set to pull the trigger on a Prima Luna integrated, and surely wouldn't have regretted it if I went that route... but wanting to also invest in a much better streamer, I realized my budget was taking a beating...
Then I heard about the Heaven11 Billy amp, and really fell for the simple form factor, and the swiss-army knife approach to having a lot of input options and built in DAC. With tube pre and ICE D-class amplification, it really works paired with my Sonus Faber Signums to bring both detail and warmth. With the savings the Heaven11 brought, I could afford a used Lumin D1, which was really the missing piece to the puzzle.