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| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? @millercarbon ^^^AGREED!!! Raven Audio,Rogue Audio,Prima Luna,Yaqin & Cayin ALL offer full on tube integrated amplifiers that transcend anything you can get in a hybrid system & with those speakers you could get into a Single Ended Triode ... | |
| Looking for amp reccomendation Add SimAudio & Unison Research to that list.Both use a sliding bias,Class A first 5 watts then Class A/B & have a reputation for organic,tone saturated sound..The Unison Research adds a Class A Triode Tube PreAmp stage ahead of MOSFETs... | |
| Any Opinions on the Quad Artera Solus No friend,that was a tube amp...It required internal biasing when changing power tubes.You had to turn it upside down,open the bottom plate,power up the amp,use a multi meter & small screwdriver to adjust the input voltage..NOT a good idea for... | |
| Looking for amp reccomendation IMO keep the surround system as is,get a good TUBE Integrated Amplifier or Hybrid Tube/SS & speaker cables,feed it from the surround processor via analogue outputs which it should have..When you want to listen to 2 channel just swap the speake... | |
| What do you think of my upgrades? Those cabinet spaces would fit a pair of Harbeth M30.1/30.2 speakers perfectly & leave room underneath for some type of acoustic barrier like Auralex Speaker Dudes...Stay away from rear ported unless you’ll plug them up..Whatever you choose ma... | |
| Speakers for Pathos Classic One MKIII Haven’t heard Kef or PSB’s in 20 years.Never heard the Q Acoustics but I like the combination of materials they use & have had experience with similar materials & really like the sound they are capable of.I have also used Dali Zensor 3’s &... | |
| Gaining listening experience without spending money Mentioned above only once that I see,it is MANDATORY that you start with live music.If you don’t know what real instruments,in real space sound like you can never get where you want to be..Also don’t drink the PRICE = performance coolaid,we live i... | |
| Is my room size going to be a problem for speakers? PLEASE,that room size can be made into a small oasis! Small Dynaudio’s or Sonus Fabers driven by tubes & a well treated room will put a smile a mile wide on your face! As for time to treat the room a half day & good combination of corner t... | |
| Full tube amp under $1600 CayinYaqinRogue AudioRaven AudioPrima LunaLook for something with KT88 power tubes for power & control... | |
| Who are the Kings of Audiogon? Man,I been here a while,since 2012..I've always kinda thought of myself as Chief Anarchist when it came to things like value for dollar & law of diminishing returns or brutal honesty on the sub par quality of some very expensive gear & be... | |
| Any Opinions on the Quad Artera Solus I've since moved on from the Quad,couldn't handle the labor intensive & dangerous biasing procedure.The DAC was IMO superb,musical,defined & never brittle.Quad electronics always seem to be voiced justtttt right.. | |
| Any Opinions on the Quad Artera Solus I have extensive experience with Quad VA-1,all in 1(no cd)tube integrated amp/DAC it was almost perfect.Quad makes bespoke level equipment IMO & if you don’t need cd(CD’s are dead friend)I recommend the much less expensive Vena II.If you must ... | |
| VTL S-200 Tube recommendations Except for a slight bias voltage difference the KT88 & 6550 are completely interchangeable.I haven’t tried 6550’s but I have spent the last few months trying different KT88’s in my Cayin I/A & found the Gold Lion reissues to offer the best... | |
| Blown away by YAQIN MC-13S - tube amplifier No these are integrated amplifiers,all in 1 units..If you need tube mono blocks or bridged tube amps I suggest a new thread in the Amplifier section. And since you brought this thread back a quick update.Sold VA-one,have Cayin CA55 running off Mic... | |
| Glass FX Tube DAC DSD as headphone amp? The specs show design is for 30 ohm loads which puts you smack in Planar Magnetic territory.Senns won't sound good.Email Jolida for exact power output at 30 ohms.I doubt it's got much get up & go so IMO look for something with higher efficienc... |