Any updates on opinions on the tube preamps at this point?
ARC REF 6, REF 6SE, REF 10
VAC master (linestage)
to be used with pass amps
VTL TL7.5 series lll VS VAC Master Line Stage VS AR Ref 6 VS Nagra Classic Preamp
I'm putting up a new thread about some of the best tube preamps out there.
My future system will consist to begin with of a stereo amp or monoblocks, a preamp, a DAC and a separate streamer, later on will come phono stage + turntable.
This system will be driving a pair of Thiel CS 3.7s and a pair of CS 7.2s.
If i don't go the hybrids route with either Ypsilon or Aesthetix i will probably choose d'Agostino amps.
Therefore since i'm using Thiel speakers i would like to have some tubes somewhere in the chain.
With ss amp i would use a tube preamp.
Which of these preamps do you thing will give best results with very good ss amps like the D'agostinos ?
You can suggest other tube preamps if you have other ideas in the same league as these.
Thanks.
My future system will consist to begin with of a stereo amp or monoblocks, a preamp, a DAC and a separate streamer, later on will come phono stage + turntable.
This system will be driving a pair of Thiel CS 3.7s and a pair of CS 7.2s.
If i don't go the hybrids route with either Ypsilon or Aesthetix i will probably choose d'Agostino amps.
Therefore since i'm using Thiel speakers i would like to have some tubes somewhere in the chain.
With ss amp i would use a tube preamp.
Which of these preamps do you thing will give best results with very good ss amps like the D'agostinos ?
You can suggest other tube preamps if you have other ideas in the same league as these.
Thanks.
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@tubesrule VAC Master if you can afford one is difficult to beat. |
I’ve been using a VAC Master with a Pass Labs X250.8 amp into Magnepans and now YG Acoustics Carmel 2 speakers with great results. The Master and its use of 6922 tubes allows you to tube roll and find the sound that you like. I’m partial to Telefunkens. In a few weeks, I’ll receive my Coda No 16 amp, and I’m sure 100 watts of class A power will be even more revealing and impactful without giving up the richness and smoothness of the Pass. Following that my YGs will undergo upgrading to the 3rd generation. They surprised everyone at the Munich Audio show, and my dealer was also blindsided. Good thing YG has upgrade pathways for their speakers. Will this ever end? |
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