Low volume listening dynamics

Hi tmalkki
I don’t usually make amp recommendations but I will in this case.
https://www.decware.com/newsite/SE84UFO25.html
I have this amp and it is amazing. Call Steve Deckert he is the owner and designer. He will be happy to talk to you and he won’t BS you either.Check out the the Decware website forum there is a lot of good info there about tube amps (PP, SET, SEP) there is also a couple threads about the amp I recommended He also has a 30 day money back guarantee. The one downside as he builds all his gear by hand and built to order it can take as much as 4 months to get it but in my case it was definitely worth the wait.
Thanks Bob

Thank you again Bob. I think this is precisely what I was looking for: treading slowly into tube territory, but needing some good direction. I'll be jumping in this week.

Best, 
Timo

Hi Timo

I hope you find what you are looking for !
Thanks  Bob

I've read that chord hugo tt2 was designed with extra robust output that can drive low levels to speakers, and it's highly regarded. I get good sound out of large boxes with clean 300w ML532h SS amp. I use all digital and have found JRiver Media Center's variable loudness (similar to Yamaha and Denon loudness dials) to be very useful at low levels. It also has a PEQ to allow any other tweaking you might want. I think the room matters less at low levels due to reflections being too low in absolute level. Micro-dynamics might be more important with low level too. Audioquest Hurricane HC did wonders in this regard on my usb-spdif convertor. Good luck, this was a good thread!