vanalstine fet valve amplifiers


In the world of amplifiers was wondering where the Vanalstine Fet Valve 350 and 550 fit in and do they need to pair up with a Vanalstine preamp to really sound their best?
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Showing 1 response by jaymark

I ran mine with Platinum Audio Solo and Audio Physic Avanti Century III speakers and it sounded really good.

I subsequently had the amp modified to balanced outputs and upgraded wiring and internal parts (Jospeh Chow, Audio Horizions)and that took it to another level. The pre-amp I've mostly used with it has been a heavily modified tube Air Tight.

Right now I use this amp in a biamp configuration driving the bass drivers of Emerald Physic speakers. Same pre-amp and the sound is excellent.