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3 channel tube amp for home theater?

Hello,
Does anybody make a 3 channel TUBE amplifier for home theater? Left, right and center.

If not, does anybody run a two channel tube amp and use a single tube or solid state amp monobloc for the center channel.

Any recommendations? The goal is both good music for a tube lover and home theater (left, right, center and sub-woofer). Thanks, Jeff
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ontjesr
157 posts
 
I can only think of the McIntosh MC303 -- a 3 channel, 300 watt per channel, SS unit.
blindjim
3,092 posts
 
there's plenty of 3 ch amps out there. new and used.

there's no rule against using tube amps for HT either.

having a reciever as a processor, I tend to use at least one ch off the rec to drive a speaker. Right now I'm using the receiver to drive the sub, center and rears The sub is active though. I would like to add either a HT 3ch, or a nicer 2 ch SS amp, and move my current one to drive the rears instead of the fronts they run now.

Parasound, ATI, Odyssey, Bel Canto, Anthem, Proceed, PS Audio, and several others made or make 3 ch amps that are both popular and good to great.

Search the threads and listings... you'll find even more.

Good luck.
blindjim
3,092 posts
 
sorry... missed the 'tube' note... my input was all on SS.
elevick
2,638 posts
 
Get either 3 monoblocks or a pair of stereo amps an bridge the one for the center speaker (if bridgeable).
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