Sounds interesting 333jeffery. It's certainly a type of tube amp I'm not familiar with. A tube the size of a coffee can? That should light up the room. Best of luck with it. The DI's sound great with tubes.....but then I love the tube sound. You'll certainly hear all the details the amp can provide with the DI's.
Tube Watts Vs. Soild-State Watts?
I am considering replacing a large solid-state amplifier with a decent sized tube amp, and was wondering what I may be giving up/gaining by making the change? My speakers are quite sensitive, about 98dB. I love the dynamics and bass control the big SS amp provides, but I would like to get more resolution and detail out of my music. I don't play music at loud volumes, but I do enjoy decent listening levels. Any info appreciated.
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333jeffery OP6 posts03-08-2017 12:15pmIt’s a transmitter tube ampStill Triode SE, So are a host of others used in audio in set amps, just to name a few from memory 211,845,805,GM70,VT4C, ect ect Cheers George |
" The tube amp that I am looking at is about 80wpc single-ended class A. My current amp is solid-state 400wpc class AB. My speakers are Tekton Design Double Impacts. My previous experience with tube amps was mixed, as the amps had some characteristics I liked, but were not very dynamic. I like the sound of my solid-state amp, but am wondering if I could get more detail out of my music by going to a tube amp." Try to find an ARC VT100, or a pair Quicksilver V4 mono's. That should take care of the weak dynamics. |
The tube amp that I am looking at is about 80wpc single-ended class AYour not going to find a one tube single ended triode at 80w unless you get one that uses the 833 tube. Or it’s going to have to be a paralleled tube set using a pair of these tubes 211,845,805,GM70,VT4C These 2 x GM70’s in set will give you 45w. http://www.tubeguru.eu/poweramplifiers-/gm-70-pse-triode-parallel/ A paralleled pair 13E1 in set will get to 70w http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/cymer/2.html Cheers George |
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