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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!
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dspringham
53 posts
 
Vinnie Rossi LIO with DHT preamp/dac section into internal Mosfet power amplifier. No transformers, No interconnects, power supply isolated from line voltage with Ultra Capacitor bank. External low noise regulated power supply for tube filaments. Runs all manner of DHT tubes - 300b, 2a3, 45's, PX25, PX4 etc... etc. Awesomeness.
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bigjohn9095 OP
47 posts
 
Thank you everyone for all the feedback! 
cabinlife
9 posts
 
Also looking for some input. I have a CJ mf200 that I just picked up and I’m looking for a tube preamp with a remote. I’m running a MacBook Pro with Jriver, Schiit modi dac and Thiel cs2 speakers. So now I’m looking for a tube preamp for this set up. I have been looking at Jolida jd5t and schiit and a rogue 66 preamps on the used market. I need to stay under the $ 500 range. I could possibly loose the remote if there is a better option for a preamp.
ferrox
86 posts
 
I have Aesthetix Eclipse Linestage and paired it with Aesthetix Atlas mono in the past. Can't literally say it's solid state as Atlas is hybrid amp. It worked so well. Then I replaced the amp with Atma-sphere MA-1. Goosebumps. 

Later I purchased Atma-sphere MP-1 to substitute the Eclipse..I noticed, Aesthetix Eclipse is more like ss preamp but I love this combo. 

So I will need to let go off my Atma-sphere MP-1 preamp.
keithr
1,306 posts
 
The tube amp is where the real magic is - actually a SS preamp with tube amp makes more electrical sense as well than the reverse.

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