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| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? ^^^ @ clearthink, to"dip a toe"in any waters is to start as small as $ possible with maximum gains..An inexpensive tube buffer would exhibit all the basics of how tubes affect the sound including true staging & instrument separation,depth of s... | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? If you just want to dip a toe in tube waters you could add a simple Tube Buffer.In a basic system such as yours it would make an immediate & positive impact on the tone,imaging & staging,cost about $100.00 +-... | |
| What do you think of my upgrades? I'm running M30.1's in an acoustically treated room 14'x10'x8' with 18wpc.Triode Strapped KT88 tube amp & have NEVER had more realistic sound in my home..IMO you just don't need big power unless you listen LOUD most of the time you listen...I ... | |
| 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 ... |