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Solid state to tube

I have been a solid state guy since my start in this hobby. Over the years I have built a few systems and have used mainly older YBA seperates pre and power for my front end.

I also have a pair of musetex MT101 mono blocks from Meitner audio which I use as well.

My speakers are reference 3a lintegre

I am thinking of moving to a all tube system 

. However I have little experience

I have looked at Quick Silver and a small boutique builder called Will Vincent. Have not heard anything yet. I thought I might inquire here first for any suggestions from tube savvy members

ecpninja
yyman23
146 posts
 

@decooney 

I agree. I also have a tube amp and I switch between that and the SS every now and then, but the tube amp is used mostly for jazz and softer music.

I had it the other way too, SS pre and tube amp, and the tube amp softened the SS harshness. It's all trial and error. For me, tube pre and SS power amps work best with my setup 

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rikkipuu
273 posts
 

I have an Allnic L8000 DHT Pre.  The DHT sound is intoxicating.

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russ69
3,504 posts
 

I will try a tube pre amp first and run it with my current YBA 1 solid state amp.

That is a good place to get your feet wet.

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kevalinaudio
16 posts
 

My impression is the preamp is the most impactfull.  If I had only one tube component, this would be the one.

ecpninja OP
88 posts
 

I have decided to pickup a used Modwright 9.0 tube line stage to start. Will swap out my yba solid state pre and run the modwright with either my yba stereo amp or meitner mt101 mono blocks.

Thanks for all the great advice

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