The Marantz is pretty high powered, you'll need to look at a KT88 or 6550 PP tube amp. If you look at Roger Modjeski's comments from his thread "ask an amp designer a question" I dont think he was so keen on Prima Luna's products. If you got a couple grand to play with a Music Reference RM9 or Berning EA2100 would smoke a Prima Luna any day of the week, but even easier to find would be a Moscode 300 or 600. I'd personally take any of the above mentioned over a Prima Luna. I'd also consider a Jolida, Antique Sound Labs, Audio Space or Cayin int tube amp.
New Member And few questions on First Tube Amp.
Little about me.I am 67 and more into cars /cycles but enjoy music during winter months.
I have Tinnitus very bad and so I can not play music much over 70 db with high pitch horns ect.
But I have Marantz SR 8002 and had until last week Mirage M-5's. 28 yrs and did not realize how deteriorated
they become until someone sold a pair of Definitive Techogoly BP 8080ST and I could not beleive what I was missing
on sound.. All along thought it was my hearing..So now that I can hear music separation along with my ringing
it is a joy to hear more than I thought I would ever hear again.
So with that I want to just see if a tube amp will allow me to hear music flow from the speakers as others describe.
So not knowing anything I have a dealer not to far selling Prima Luna tubes and my question is I see tube amp and pre tube amp.. To try a tube amp can you run from just one of these components ??
Does Prima Luna have a all in one unit if I need a amp and pre amp ???
I do not mind spending few thousand, but not sure how long my hearing will last and so just want to
purchase low end just to see if I can hear a difference of tube vs solid state...thank you Joe
I have Tinnitus very bad and so I can not play music much over 70 db with high pitch horns ect.
But I have Marantz SR 8002 and had until last week Mirage M-5's. 28 yrs and did not realize how deteriorated
they become until someone sold a pair of Definitive Techogoly BP 8080ST and I could not beleive what I was missing
on sound.. All along thought it was my hearing..So now that I can hear music separation along with my ringing
it is a joy to hear more than I thought I would ever hear again.
So with that I want to just see if a tube amp will allow me to hear music flow from the speakers as others describe.
So not knowing anything I have a dealer not to far selling Prima Luna tubes and my question is I see tube amp and pre tube amp.. To try a tube amp can you run from just one of these components ??
Does Prima Luna have a all in one unit if I need a amp and pre amp ???
I do not mind spending few thousand, but not sure how long my hearing will last and so just want to
purchase low end just to see if I can hear a difference of tube vs solid state...thank you Joe
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I saw a used Cayin 734b used for sale but was nervous about purchasing not knowing anything about this tube world.. I think it was rated 40watts ..I tried to find out how old it was and even google gave me no information. But for 700 it may be the way I should go to test the tube sound.' I guess the only thing is that it is not remote and with hearing issues think I should have remote??? Any thoughts on this matter ??Do most of you have remote or see no need having sound set ??? |
Most of my sources don't have a remote so that's not a big issue for me. The Cayins are excellent. Just saw this one in the DC area: https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/ele/d/silver-spring-cayin-88t-integrated-tube/6805903082.htm... and actually heard this one with EL34's or 6L6 tubes in it and it sounded great! It also has a remote. Didnt see any info on the 734b, only the 734a and its got huge iron on it, which is the heart of any tube amp, and most important part of a tube amp. I'd take a Cayin any day over Prima Luna. The 40 wpc will sound like double that |
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