I have done the SS preamp and tube amp thing. Can be quite good if you find that great pairing.
This is something where in home auditions are a must
amplifiers tube vs. solid state
Hello all,
i have a mark levinson 380s solid state preamp. kef 205 reference floor standing speakers and a meridian g08 player. also a mission 775 turn table for my record collection.
Im seriously thinking of taking out my existing ARC sd125 solid state and replacing with a tube amplifier. looking a the ARC reference 110.
Just dont know how a tube amplifier will fit in with my solid state preamp.
Joe
As @mulveling mentioned… check the input impedance of the existing SS amp, and the output impedance of the candidate tube amp. I run a tube pre now (one from 98 to 2022, and a different one since last year.) I have run them into tube amp(s), Class-AB and Class-D and they all were pretty well behaved. |
@hershey2010 I have been wondering the same thing about my system. Currently running both SS pre and amp but was wondering in going with a tube amp. I really like the idea having best of both worlds I would think to start of that route is to go with a tube pre with a SS amp. |