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| For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question It's always interesting reading when designers work very hard to make solid state and hybrid amplifiers to "sound like a tube amp". While I like and rotate both, when its time to simply become most engaged listening to the music, its all tube. | |
| KT150 to KT120..or KT120 to KT150 Found a helpful article for anyone comparing the jump from EL34 to KT150 output tube based amplifiers. My former amps were EL34 output tube based. Liked them fairly well. Loved the midrange. Now running other new mono tube amps, jumped throug... | |
| What tube pre-amps pair well with Pass amps? @cakidsI have Pass Labs XA60.5 amps. My preamps are both Cary Audio - SLP-05 and SLP-98P F1 version. The modified SLP-98P sounds a tad better...Last year when I was demoing different amps again, I asked Nelson about my own Cary SLP-98/F1 tube prea... | |
| Amp matching for Klipsch Forte III @funthingsNice. Those Brimar u7s are pretty nice. I’ve tried them and compared them in a few different amps and compared to some of my best early 60s Mullard Blackburn factory ones. If they are true NOS or have not been used in a while, need to gi... | |
| What tube pre-amps pair well with Pass amps? @koetsue13"Anxiously waiting my Nelson Pass Designed Korg B1 tube preamp! It should be shipping soon"Cool. I noticed a few reviewers giving it a go. Does yours have the 6P1 Dual Triode device? http://https//6moons.com/audioreviews2/firstwatt4/2.jpg | |
| Amp matching for Klipsch Forte III @funthings08-29-2020 1:33pmThanks decooney, the tubes are stock. @funthingsIf you decide to pair your PL EVO 300 preamp with the Pass XA-25, doing some checking, the current model from uncle Kevy has six 12AU7 tube across the front. The center two... | |
| Amp matching for Klipsch Forte III @funthingsGuess i/we should have not assumed you had not already tried others. What tubes are you using in your current PL EVO 300 preamp now...Are they the original stock ones or - ? | |
| KT150 to KT120..or KT120 to KT150 @fsonicsmithDoes your ARC 150 amp have the upgraded and lowered main circuit board mod for KT150s, and with more clearance for the top cover?I remember reading some (not all) of the ARC tube amps around 2015 having issues with KT150s and main boar... | |
| Parasound A23+ vs. Emotiva XPA-DR2 Received the Parasound A23+ 2ch amplifier, Bought it to test and evaluate with some custom speakers to sample different amps. This A23+ is stout. Already exceeding expectations. Trickle-down JC circuit and technology it seems. I’m a tube amp guy, ... | |
| Amp matching for Klipsch Forte III @funthings...The XA-25 has good warmth, and I have a Primaluna EVO 300 preamp that I can use if I need some more.A few friends did fairly extensive paring of the Pass XA-25 amp with various tube preamplifiers, and found the combo to work really we... | |
| Amp matching for Klipsch Forte III @funthings If you don’t go with a 300b, 2A3, 45 amp, check with members over on the Klipsch forum. Several over there successfully running Quicksilver Mid Mono amps. A buddy is running them with basic EL34 tubes in his QS Mid Monos, sounds great, ... | |
| Preamp suggestions, yes again @markf31Not sure if you are aware, it’s a common practice to run a tube preamp in front of the PASS / Firstwatt amplifiers. If you’ve not seen or tried it, look up Korg NuTube on the firstwatt site http://www.firstwatt.com/pdf/art_diy_nutube_pream... | |
| KT150 to KT120..or KT120 to KT150 @wolf_garcia On that note, KT150s were not particularly special in my former SEP Class A DH Inspire Hot Rod amp either. Seems most like the smaller tubes with the smaller transformers in that amp. I concluded that KT150 tubes were a waste of $ and... | |
| Preamp suggestions, yes again @arcticdeth$4500 for one of the recent Sanders preamps, right? OP is looking closer to 1K to spend. -------For $1000, Quicksilver Linestage tube preamplifier with no remote and really good vintage input tubes competes handily with several preamps ... | |
| Preamp suggestions, yes again @markf31Are you thinking the AVA non-tube "SLR" all solid state version to pair up with your Aleph?In other words, what's driving you to the SLR vs AVA FET Valve or QS preamp (2nd hand) with tubes you could fine tube-tune later... kinda stuck with... |