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My first Tube Amplifier

I have a 40 years of audio history starting with Garrard Turntable, Fisher Intergrated(SS), ADS bookself speaker on 1978.

But I started using tube amplifier on 1999.

Since then I had been using only tube amplifier in my main system.

My last SS main amplifier was Krell KSA 150 to drive Apogee Duetta Signature speakers.


http://www.jadis-electronics.com/photos/ja500/45/3/ja500.jpg

My first tube amplifier was Jadis 500 which comprised of 4 pieces weighing 120 lb each.

B&W 801 driven by Jadis 500 gave most deep and powerful bass at my home.

But it generated too much heat so it was hard to use during summer.

It was memorable experience to use it for 4 years.

I may not go back to such monster tube amplifier again.



How about you?

What is your first tube amplifier?



I bet two cents on no one had used larger one as the first tube amplifier than mine.


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shkong78 OP
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@dweller

Nice first tube amplifier.

I moved from San Francisco to Chicago on 1988.

But at that time I did not have courage to try out tube amplifier.


azazello
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I never buy tube amp, but I have more 60 tube projects. First was SE EL84, next 6L6, 6S19P, 6S33S, 6P1P, 6AS7, 2A3 RCA, 300B JJ.....I had and PP, that is better only with it more power, but with sharp and metal sounding. IMO, SE is better with it warm sound, that I can listen continuosly every day /of cours output transformers have 10-20 times power for exelent and cool bass/. But I prefer smal SE EL11 Telefunken that is the top of the ice cream. I had and OTL projects 6AS7 RCA that is for a level higher all my SE and PP. Some days ago I fixed MaCintosh MC 240 - for me this is ordinary expencive and power amp, people pay onlly for brand .....My SE EL11 Telefunken and OTL are far better, IMO.
gregdude
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My first was a yaqin (Chinese clone). The psvane tubes were garbage. They were almost immediately replaced with jjs and eventually some nos mullards.I absolutely love it now. I also scored 2 vintage amps 1 Fisher x100b and a Knight 724b. I'll probably never go back to solid state. 
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@gregdude


I also have Line Magnetic 508 which was made in Chinese.

Although stock tubes were not terribly bad, as soon as I changed them with Nos tubes, sound improved significantly.
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pkvintage
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My first and only is The Fisher sa16. El34 and 12ax7. Apparently it is liked by many. I havent heard anything to compare it to. It sounds nice though

I mate it with my Audionote M3 Line and a 2.1 DAC. Sound good but I am considering upgrading the amp.
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