Source, preamp, dac, amp? Or should they be in as many components as possible? Does anyone subscribe to such a system where there are tubes everywhere? Base answer on acceptance of tubes somewhere.
My phono preamps are all tubed, I own three...tavish, ear 834, and pro-ject tube box ds2. Also, my border patrol dac has a tube rectifier in the power supply. My opinion is solid state amp, preferably pure class A, and a tubed phono preamp if your into vinyl. Otherwise, a tubed preamp. Pair all this with something along the lines of a wharfedale, harbeth, spendor, or tannoy speaker. To me, this combo works magic.
Even his beloved Herron phono stage has a FET-based MC gain stage. It's a great phono no doubt but probably the least tubey one I've ever heard. Amazingly the Herron still sounds like music even when playing MC carts!
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