philfreak

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Tube or solid state
I prefer a solid state amps, mono blocks, and a tube peramp. The solid state amps provode tight an solid bass and clarity while the tube preamp warms and softens the sound and takes the harshness out of the cd.   
What happened to Rotel?
I bought a Rotel  amplifier about 25 years ago on trial. I had it for a day and returned it, it sounded thin and had no muscle.   
What happened to Rotel?
I bought a Rotel  amplifier about 25 Yeats ago on trial. I had it for a day and returned it, it sounded thin and had no muscle.   
Whats playing on your system today?
Grateful Dead, Dave's Picks 45   
Whats playing on your system today?
Santana, Caravanseral   
Whats playing on your system today?
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition,  National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine , Yheodore Kuchar conducting   
Whats playing on your system today?
Now Brahms third symphony. Masterpiece   
Whats playing on your system today?
Brahms first symphony , Berlin Philharmonic Herbert Von Karajan conducting  Brahms is the bomb   
Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp?
Using a VTL 5.5 series 1 pure tube preamp and dual 120 watt monoblocks from Odyssey, with a 150 watt B&W sub running Klipsch reference speakers with a tube Jolida CD player. The bass is phenomenal, low end to the point of foundation shaking, t...