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| Next step: tube pre or tube power amp? I agree with John that the cost of preamp tubes could be more expensive than the cost of power amp tubes. My experience has been that there are some really excellent current production power amp tubes, whereas current production small signal tubes... | |
| SS Amps that are NOT warm and euphonic ? BrystonNot SS, but...Bel Canto Ref1000NuForce Ref9 V2 SE | |
| Balanced Low Power Tube Monoblocks? Thanks for the suggestions, Al. | |
| CD Player Under $1.5k With Vinyl Sound Srwooten, I have not heard that combo. | |
| Balanced Low Power Tube Monoblocks? Thanks, Joe. Now, for the 2A3 tube vetting... | |
| Power Amp Doubling Output at 4 Ohm Yeah, a typo. Damn fingers. I even used a calculator. To be honest, of all the SS amps (or digital and/or switching amps) I have owned, all of them have had damping factors above 40, and I will venture to say they have all been substantially highe... | |
| Balanced Low Power Tube Monoblocks? The Audio Mirror amps do seem like a good deal. Thanks for pointing them out.I decided to break the rules and buy a pair of single ended George Wright Signature AU-15 monoblocks.George made great, underrated stuff. I owned a WPP200C phono preamp, ... | |
| Need preamp recommendation Maybe you and I have different definition of noise or hiss, or maybe your ears are more sensitive to hiss if you heard hiss from all the high end tube gears that you have listed far in the sitting distance.Jylee (System | Answers)You have grasped ... | |
| Power Amp Doubling Output at 4 Ohm As an observation, I once demo'ed NuForce Reference 9V2 SE, which do not double power as impedance is halved. It has a damping factor of >4000. Using your calculation, this translates to an output impedance of .0002.The Pass Labs XA-60.5 I own ... | |
| Need preamp recommendation All the preamps I mentioned produced hiss during moments when no music was playing, that could be heard from a distance of 8 feet away on either 89dB or 93 dB speakers.Best of luck in your search. | |
| Need preamp recommendation 09-09-09: JyleeTvad, I know you are trying to help, but have you really heard all tube preamps? No I haven't, but I did not claim I had. I stated, "I know of no tube preamp..."I have owned or heard in my system many very quiet tube preamps: First ... | |
| Need preamp recommendation 09-09-09: JyleeNo, I would consider any persistent noise heard on the listening chair when no music is playing unacceptable.Then, I know of no tube preamplifier that will suit you.Look for a solid state or passive preamplifier. | |
| Balanced Low Power Tube Monoblocks? Almarg, can you point to a solid state amplifier model that mentions output impedance in the specifications?I've done only a quick search, but neither Pass Labs nor Bryston publish this information. | |
| Need preamp recommendation Jylee, is hiss heard from your listening chair during moments when no music is playing acceptable? | |
| Need preamp recommendation Jylee, there's a long way between buzzing in the listening chair and system noise due to tubes that's "normal" under most conditions. Buzzing can be a sign of a grounding problem, or of a bad tube. Most buzzing in my system has been caused by bad ... |