hickamore
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| Tube amps under $7500 @passthedutchie Thanks for correction. I was comparing the $5,715 "sale price" at Upscale against what is apparently their "regular" price of $6,178 with KT150s. You are correct that the price with EL34s is $4,995. And of course I agree that if on... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @bdp24 Appreciate the warning. At this stage I should focus on amps with dedicated 4 ohm tap. @passthedutchie Like you I would naturally incline to KT150s and wonder why the unit costs $400 less with these vs. stock EL34. | |
| Solar flares are here, everyone unplug your dryer! @immatthewj ;-) LOL | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @ditusa +1 Also, mfr of my SS amp recommends balanced, so those are the cables I have and there are enough tube amps in that category that check my boxes. @akgwhiz Power amp, not integrated; 70+WPC; silver preferred although wood will do. Down to... | |
| Solar flares are here, everyone unplug your dryer! The CNN reporter's wife probably told him dryers have magical properties. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @bimmerlover LOL, Prima Luna was my OP question and NO ONE before now has even remotely endorsed it. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @bdp24 Very interesting. A product that came out during my years away from hi-fi. Seems to check all the boxes and I see a MkII on Shark for $3250. Sounds almost too good. Will inquire further and thanks for the tip. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @mike4597 Equivalent bass response has been my primary concern with the low-mid-level tube amps I am exploring. The behemoth tube monoblocks can definitely go low with realism, but I will never be in the market for those. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @mdalton Agreed, Suara would be a super-cool piece to look at and play with. Just not sure it's the prudent one for me. @ditusa Atma-Sphere definitely in contention. All now comes down to where I find the best deal on a piece that checks the box... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @larryi I realize true balanced, end-to-end, is a tough ticket. But I believe DAC & pre both fully satisfy. Phono stage does not, but vinyl use is down to "on request only" at this point. This forum very quickly talked me out of Prima Luna, an... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @hilde45 Checked out the Quicksilver and it seems quite the value with legions of enthusiastic fans. I trust their judgment but unfortunately it does not come in silver, has no balanced input, and requires frequent re-biasing. Given those limitati... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @glennewdick Just saw a near-new MC275 for sale in silver. Never before saw a silver Mac component in 40 years. So that would be a candidate at $5250. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @jetter "According to hifishark the seller has the amp up for sale on A’gon, USAudiomart and Reverb." Plenty exposure, "mint condition," tubes lightly used, wonder why it has not sold in 19 days. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @jetter I thought so too. "What's the catch?" Will explore further when home from travels. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @ghdprentice & others A lightly-used VT80SE on Agon for only $3660. Seller unloading because it won't drive new speakers. Don't know what speakers -- something like Spendor? But supposedly 75 watts can drive Legacies with no trouble; what do y... |