Thanks guys - this is great stuff... I knew I would get great feedback from you guys. Excellent - thank you !!!
Al, you are right, both of these are poor matches for sure. I like being able to look at the specs and get feedback from people that understand this better than I.
I know enough about it to ask for help and feedback. Both these pres seem to be poor specs matches even though I know they may sound great.
The only reason I don't want go to a Pass preamp is because I really want to try and get tubes into the chain.
I am getting new to me speakers delivered on Monday. Magico S5's and many of the folks tell me their sealed box design can really benefit from warming a little warming up of the lower midbass being one not used to the speed and type of bass these offer. Little tube richness in there plus I love tubes but know to properly drive Magico's would cost a fortune with tubes. Heck the Pass X350.5 is pretty close to a tube amp so a tube pre with this amp should make a tube lover happy - I hope :)
My buddy told wanting tubes try and find a tube amp that can both get the desired output impedance and preferably one without a cathode follower. Those tend to cause different impedance swings verse a pre uses tubes in paralell to lower impedance.
In my price range what do you think of a BAT VK50SE. It is in my mid $2k price range and people speak high of them. Some say they can be a bit dark but people that combo with Magico speaker might be a nice match. There is a 51SE but its a $1,400 more and out of what I want to spend.
What do you guys think? Thanks so much!
Al, you are right, both of these are poor matches for sure. I like being able to look at the specs and get feedback from people that understand this better than I.
I know enough about it to ask for help and feedback. Both these pres seem to be poor specs matches even though I know they may sound great.
The only reason I don't want go to a Pass preamp is because I really want to try and get tubes into the chain.
I am getting new to me speakers delivered on Monday. Magico S5's and many of the folks tell me their sealed box design can really benefit from warming a little warming up of the lower midbass being one not used to the speed and type of bass these offer. Little tube richness in there plus I love tubes but know to properly drive Magico's would cost a fortune with tubes. Heck the Pass X350.5 is pretty close to a tube amp so a tube pre with this amp should make a tube lover happy - I hope :)
My buddy told wanting tubes try and find a tube amp that can both get the desired output impedance and preferably one without a cathode follower. Those tend to cause different impedance swings verse a pre uses tubes in paralell to lower impedance.
In my price range what do you think of a BAT VK50SE. It is in my mid $2k price range and people speak high of them. Some say they can be a bit dark but people that combo with Magico speaker might be a nice match. There is a 51SE but its a $1,400 more and out of what I want to spend.
What do you guys think? Thanks so much!