2 vs 8 tubes in preamp, sound difference?

More tubes the better??

emergingsoul01-22-2022 2:54am

luxmancl38 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 580 posts 01-23-2022 at 12:01am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The Conrad-Johnson ET6 and ET7 sound fine w/just one 6922 tube.
noromance Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,860 posts 01-23-2022 at 12:30am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete But they also use MOSFET output buffers and solid state voltage regulation. Anyway, unless it has a phono stage, a preamp is a fairly simple device.
bpoletti Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,553 posts 01-23-2022 at 01:59am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It's ALL about the design.
bigkidz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,392 posts 01-23-2022 at 02:29am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete All about the design and implementation - Tube regulation tube rectification, etc.
curiousjim Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,816 posts 01-23-2022 at 03:00am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My ARC SP9 mkll has two tubes in it. One for the preamp and one for the phono section. It was my daily driver until recently, but now maybe once a week. All the best. JD