cwilliams
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| Can tubes ever be as quiet Solid State Well designed modern tube products are as quiet as any solid state product out there. I currently have a Mac tube pre amp and amp, and I can turn the volume up completely with nothing playing and there is no sound, complete silence. I have both VL... | |
| Where are you today? Switched to tubes about 18 months ago from Threshold Class A ss, and I would not go back to ss until ss can match the reproduction of the decay of notes like tubes. The reproduction of the decay of sound is the biggest difference IMO. That said, t... | |
| Thinking of the BAT VK-55 with 2905's While the BAT is a very nice sounding amp, IMO it does not have the power to get the most out of your quads. I am not sure what the maximum power limitation is for the 2905s, but the limitation on my 2805s is 100 watts. I run those 2805s with a Mc... | |
| Quad 2905 amp matching I have a pair of 2805 and I drive them with the Mac 2102, which has 100 watts. The pre amp is the Mac 2200. I have yet to hit the protection circuit, and I have driven to levels that are to loud for my 16 xs 20 room. Quad reccommends no more than ... |