I do believe the tube pre/class D SS amp combo to be a great approach. Too many permutations possible across budget range to declare one as 'best'. Also 'best' is system and personal preference dependent.
No claim that this is best (or that identifying "best" is even possible) but am running a 6H30, EZ80-rectified tube pre-amp (Consonance Reference 50) into a Merrill Audio Taranis power amp. "Musical and powerful" are good adjectives for the sound from the Totem Forest speakers being driven. fwiw - cabling is mostly Morrow Audio ICs with Clear Day double shotgun speaker cables; a mix of Cullen (amp) Shunyata (pre-amp) & Pangea (sources) power cords.
Great thread. I'm hoping to hear more from other folks on the subject.
I was about to make an identical thread post. I searched and found this one.
Here's what I am thinking.
I was thinking of selling/trading in my Primaluna Dialogue HP Premium Integrated for a Dialogue Preamp and then pairing that with an NAD M22 or other top quality Class D. The heat from my Primaluna amp relegated it to the basement for summer and I'm wondering if the Primaluna Pre + Class D would be a year round solution. Lugging a 55 lb amp (after reboxing it up) for half the year is not ideal.
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