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Tube Integrated - Narrowed down to 4 - Help pls
Almarro 318 it is a tubed set intigrated amp with I think 18 watts at apprx $2000 new,myself I am looking to find a used 205 almarro 5 watts,these amps are very well reviewed but better than that they are very hard to find and they go fast so if y... 
Battery powered amps
altmann has a very interesting battery amp do a search on Altmann BYOB amp.Nick 
Need some $500 & under Amp recommendations
get a used dynaco70 amp there are always plenty here on the gon, remember they say tubes rule because they do!!Nick 
panel speaker purchase
I would go with the 3.6's as they are an easy load to drive still you need a lot of good old tube power to drive them like AR vt-200.You will need at least 100 watts of tube power to drive anything bigger than what you have. 
Are pre amps Triode?
good now I know most preamps are triodes,thanks Viridian I really appreciate you answer,Nick 
Is a DAC to Amp hook up better??
Yes bypassing the pre amp is better but it only works if you only use one input,the diff is in the volume control and eliminating all the extra electronics in the preamp.Many dac's today have high quality volume controls so do some cd and dvd play... 
Why so expensive??
what really gets me is these guys that buy expensive hand rolled cigars from Cuba? They are rolled with by hand and by spit!! I hate cigars and love to call someone who brags about smoking a $10 cigar a spit sucker!!!!! Yes some people with lots o... 
$40.000 speaker advise. Check out my list
Hmmmm,at those dallors,why don't you sell all your equipment and hire a live band to entertain you? 
Best Value Speaker Model for the Buck?
I own a pair of Martin Logan Aerius for the past 15 years and I will not part with them,however I see them for sale all the time for $1000 used,just make sure the stater panels have been replaced in at least the past 7 years or you'll be out $600 ... 
tube amp vol control vs. preamp
If your cd player has a volume control on it you can just plug it straight into the amp and see,Nick 
Zero feedback and class A,which is better?
Great responce,to the tread,can we talk about specific amps! What about Manley's adjustable feedback? I think it's on the mahi mahi,or any feelings on simaudio's I-5? Then again how important is tube biasing? Some amps bias the tubes as a group ot... 
Zero feedback and class A,which is better?
My Aerius speakers, are 6 ohms' but can dip down to 1.6 ohms. 
How to battery power?
the amps are $600 for 75 watts and $750 for 150watts,These amps are very very much like there home amps,I did email butler and asked them if this is possible.they said that when they do car audio shows they hook up regular indoor speakers to one o... 
Dynaco?
Hey thanks to everyone for the info,Nick 
hybrid integrateds
it 's not a hybrid but it's different,it's digital,100stepped atenuator,look at the Nuforce IA-7 integrated,