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| Best Tube Amp for High Sensitivity Speakers: 45, PX25, or 300B? Thank you, Jerry. You've effectively brought it back to the parameters of my original query. I wanted to find answers to comparing low-watt valve systems and what the community thinks about these different valves. I reduced the valve listing to... | |
| Best Tube Amp for High Sensitivity Speakers: 45, PX25, or 300B? elliottbnewcombjr: That would probably be the best way to go. However, I do know there are quite a few 300B mono blocks, but I've not seen a single example of the 45 and PX25 doing the same. Those tubes get such high marks, it would seem like a ... | |
| Best Tube Amp for High Sensitivity Speakers: 45, PX25, or 300B? auroravengeance: The Lab12 looks nice. I wouldn't know how the sound and dynamics compare with the three tubes I have mentioned. Would love more input about the KT170's in the context of the others. Looks very nice and good price. | |
| Best Tube Amp for High Sensitivity Speakers: 45, PX25, or 300B? Thanks Jerry. Appreciate the advice. Looks like you are heading in an interesting direction with the AD1 tube! Would love to hear your review of it after you've had it for six months. I do have a budget; wish it wasn't so. Yes, I've looked at... | |
| Dac that has tone and timing? Lampizator. I've owned, listened to, and interviewed many DAC owners and reviewers in the past few years, always eager to find something new or improved. The Lampizators are still brilliant. I own an Atlantic 3, but the highly popular Baltic wou... | |
| 300b lovers donsachs: When do you think your new 300b mono-blocks will be available for order? I would want to buy them independently of a package with the Spatial Audio speakers as I have a pair of Daedalus Apollos (sensitivity about 96db) that I am super p... | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k atmasphere In my experience, there is a spacious dimensionality in high-quality tube amps that I never quite hear in SS amps of the same caliber / price range. Texture and tone, particularly in acoustic and wood instruments. Also, the assured wa... | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k BTW, have you heard the Line Magnetic 845 Premium model? No one in this thread mentioned McGary either... | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k neptune123 Thanks so much! Yes, it's pretty overwhelming, and boy, I didn't expect so much advice! You have touched on the essence of this thread: exploring significant, worthwhile improvements in our already-good listening. I have been making... | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k Well, Lampizator sells their own amps... ($14k-18K per component and up) and probably recommends amps well beyond the given budget. | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k Oh, for a demo where 8-10 highly touted tube amps between $4k -$10 were placed in a single room with reasonable acoustics, well-rated DAC, revealing speakers, and tubes recommended by creator / manufacturer for the event. We could listen and opine... | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k J.Chip, You are right, and I agree that, for some reason, a few have treated the PL like it was a printed board, cheaply designed amp. I chose it for its great reputation, reviews, user following, and quality build. That's why exploring other so... | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k gkr7007 Thanks for the thoughts. I think the issue is not having a clue what tubes would add a significant improvement. If tubes were, say, $10 each, I could burn through all kinds of configurations and have fun exploring the sound variations. ... | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k decooney and russbutton: Well guys, both the Don Sachs and the Quicksilver amps look like good paths to take. And neither kill a budget. You've given me a lot to think about. I do agree. I will probably give up the PL, as is, before going dow... | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k For those that keep inquiring about the specifications of my Daedalus Apollos speakers: Sensitivity: 96 db SPL with 2.83 volts @ 1 meter Impedance: 6 ohms +/- 1 ohm |