I have come to the conclusion the best compromise is to use Tube and Solid State in combination. Tubes for Pre-amp, and Tubes for Power Mid range and Highs, and Solid State for Bass. This can be achieved by bi amp or Sub-woofer. I prefer Sub-woofers. I would recommend SET amp. There is no right answer - I guess.
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I've never seen a tube driven sub, so an all tube pre/amp system (as I have) with one or two (or a swarm) of solid state amp driven subs seems fairly normal, and using 2 RELs with the mains left alone works for me. The tube amp I use is a 12wpc or so single ended thing, and the subs total 250 watts...sounds sublime. |
In my last few systems I’ve had sucess using a tube pre-amp with a SS amp.You get the bottom authority of SS, with the sonic signiture of a tube.The braun, with the warmth, without the need of expensive power tubes. You get the same (if well designed) just by going Class-A solid state. This is why I suggested to mfdamon OP to look at the new 25w Class-A Schiit Aegir which would have no trouble with his 102db Klipsch Cornwall III’s https://www.schiit.com/products/aegir Cheers George |
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