SS amp, tube pre gives you solid, tight bass coupled with the liquidity and sweetness of tube mids and highs. As always, the right equipment choice makes the difference. Good luck!
Tubes? OH YES!!! But where? Hmmm....
I'm right now running Vandy 1Bs with an aragon 24k with vertically biamped dynaco st70s. I'd like to know if the soundstage will change significantly if I switch to tubes in the preamp stage and get a solid line amp. I don't really want tubes in both stages as it becomes too mellow for me. What are the differences in having tubes in the amp stage and tube in the preamp stage?