Thanks for your opinion Audio Doctor. I owned a Electrocompaniet Cdp in the early 2000’s so I am very familiar with their gear. Wish I could expand my budget to look at the fine T+A amp.
Switching to solid state amp?
I have had tube amps for the past 20+ years and have totally enjoyed their sound in my system. I am thinking of trying a solid state amp. Pass Labs comes to mind but would be open to anyone who made the switch, was happy and what brand worked for you. Btw I will still be using a tube preamp. Who has been happy with the switch?
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moscode hybrid, used.... https://www.audiogon.com/listings/tube-amazing-hybrid-power-amp-2017-10-03-amplifiers It’s solid state output, one that is designed from the ground up...with that tube voltage gain front end (in the amplifier), to match your retained tube preamp. These amps are ’tunable’. Hybrids are always on my short list. At the bottom of the listing is a link to a 6 moons review of the older model. Read. It explains why hybrids are in some important and critical ways... ’the only real choice’. |
Made the switch 45 years ago with a Sony TA-3200F. Still have it, though regulated to multiamp duty on my 'B' setup. Never had a problem, sounds fabulous. In the heyday of HH Scott, Marantz, Mac etc. it was heralded by all my friends as having the best sound they'd ever heard. There is IMO no point to using tubes unless you like the visual factor. Induce some phase shift in the last 1 1/2 octaves, stay out of clipping and poof, you have that 'warm tube sound'. |
It is not the point of warm or not warm sound, the point is to achieve harmonically correct and balanced sound. For $10k I would probably get Atma-Sphere preamp with phono and amp. Yes, all tubes. Unless you can jump to Nagra, FM Acoustics, Gryphon, Ypsilon hybrids etc. But even then very careful audition and match with speakers would be in order. |
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