Inexpensive Tube Amps

addyson.  You are delusional.  I wanted feedback from people that had experience with the units mentioned.  Here is the OP:

Anyone have any experience with the following?  I want to try one just to see how the sound compares to my Yamaha and Denon solid states.  Since the Denon is living on borrowed time I will likely have to replace it this year anyway.  Looking at the Nubsound and noted a Germtune that is identical to the Nubsound but costs a bit more.  Reviews are largely good including those on other forums.

Nowhere do I mention that I need feedback on any other pieces of gear right now.  I am in fact finding mode and I have my own method of conducting research.  What you and some others have just achieved by your continued pressure to look at other gear that I don't have under consideration right now, is to steer me either towards one of the aforementioned amps in the links or in some other direction.  

Pissy?  Not really.  But I am ticked off at the responses I am getting since they are not what I asked.  I want to hear from people that have experience with the three amps mentioned right now.  That's all.

Will62 I feel your frustration and see this happen all the time on threads. It might seem as if members on here simply cannot help themselves when commenting on your thread with no first hand experience of the amps you had asked about, and perhaps you wish they would keep their alternative recommendations to themselves. 

Having said all of that, I have seen many times when this happens where the op took a different direction based on what the members on here recommended and the outcome turned out to be very positive for the poster.

Im just saying, I don’t believe there is any malicious intent going on here and it could very well be that very few if any members on here will have any experience with your choices.

Best of luck on your search.

Will62:

I feel your pain. I've seen these inexpensive and (at least in pictures) attractive Chinese tube amps and have wanted to know what people's experience is. From the comments I've seen (and look above at some of the responses) it seems very hit or miss. Some folk have great experiences and others less good. It feels like there's little consistency, so you could get a 'rough diamond' or a lemon...I think you'd be OK buying from Amazon (check return policy)

Other than that (in no particular order):

• I've heard great things about Musical Paradise.
  
• I've heard Yaqin has above-average quality (but see Stero5's comments. Of course, that was 12 years ago)
  
• Quicksilver is a long-standing name in audio. I heard of them in the 80's! But they're expensive.
  
• Remember how the 'free market system' works. Bad products get a bad name and people stop buying. Do you want to be the 'canary in the mine' who finds out which brands are bad?
  

You 'pays your money and makes your choice'.

Good luck!

Gasbose

If your interest is STRICTLY in opinions on $50 Chinese, slave labor built, tin audio equipment, maybe you could stick to the fake Amazon reviews.

people are just trying to help you out.....dude.