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Tubes vs SS preamp question....

Hi All,

I have a BAT SS power amp and a BAT P5 tube phono stage (Linn LP12/Graham/Clearaudio Concerto) and Martin Logan speakers (hoping to replace/upgrade soon). My question is regarding a preamp upgrade from a Krell Showcase PrePro.
Would you recommend a tube preamp to go alongside a tube phono amp?? Or is one tube component enough in a system?? I know there will be massive differences between all the different options, looking more for a general input as to whether multiple tube components work together or is just one component enough to get that tube sound and I might be better off focusing on SS for the preamp.
I really appreciate any feedback.
Thank you.

denjer1
denjer1 OP
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Thank you Blindjim
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markusthenaimnut
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I'll be interested in following this thread, as I have a solid state preamp and am strongly considering replacing it with a tube preamp.

Having said that, I encourage you to seek out a white paper on tubes vs. solid state written by Roger Sanders. I learned a lot from it and am planning on holding on to my SS power amp. You might find it interesting as well.
denjer1 OP
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Thanks for the heads up. If you come across the link that you could post that would be fantastic. I'll take a look for it myself when I get some time. 
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