A couple of years ago, I bought new (demo) speakers that I thought were tube friendly. This was based on several reviews I had read, and on comments from some audio friends.
Turned out the speakers were not tube friendly to the degree I wanted.
Still, I like the speakers, so I ended up buying Class A solid state amplification that matches well with the speakers.
Having said that, if I had to do it all over again, I'd buy tube friendly speakers (knowing much more now about this issue than I did two years ago), and I'd drive them with tube amps. I still might use a solid state preamp, though. Not certain...
This whole adventure is a learning experience, isn't it?
Turned out the speakers were not tube friendly to the degree I wanted.
Still, I like the speakers, so I ended up buying Class A solid state amplification that matches well with the speakers.
Having said that, if I had to do it all over again, I'd buy tube friendly speakers (knowing much more now about this issue than I did two years ago), and I'd drive them with tube amps. I still might use a solid state preamp, though. Not certain...
This whole adventure is a learning experience, isn't it?