Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp?
I have a BLUESOUND Vault >MFA MAGUS A2 TUBE PREAMPLIFIER > MIetner MTR101 solid state MONOBLOCKS > BOZAK URBAN Speakers; I got these used via Facebook Marketplace and was lucky to have experienced and friendly sellers and I was given good advice by them. I ended with this setup that is fantastic! I want to add a higher end streamer DAC turntable but not until my budget allows and if it doesn’t allow I am fine as is. |
Pairing tube preamps with various SS amps, Parasound, Pass Labs, FirstWatt is a common and recurring thread here on Agon. Even Nelson Pass put together a DIY Nutube flat tube preamp design to pair along with his own SS FirstWatt amplifiers. It all depends on what you are trying to accomplish. Increasing trend since streaming of music has become more popular to help take the "edge’ off... Parasound: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/tube-preamp-recommendations-please-to-partner-with-parasound-... Pass Labs: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/best-6ns7-preamp-for-a-pass-labs-xa25-amp/post?highlight=tube... Nutube DIY: http://www.firstwatt.com/pdf/art_diy_nutube_preamp.pdf |
