How about this beauty? It’s been on the market for a bit so might be negotiable on price, and with 75Wpc will likely do a better job feeding your thirsty Totems and sound great. Best of luck.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/354026696352
Tube Integrated Under 1,500
Looking for tube integrated for a second system. I have 1,500 tops to spend, and I will definitely buy used. Im thinking el34 but maybe an el84. I need at least 30 watts and something that’s fairly stout for tube. Maybe I could get by with 20 watts if I went el84 but not sure. Speakers are Totem Rainforest, which I believe are 86db, and the room is small, about 9x11x8.
I’m leaning pretty strongly towards grabbing a Primaluna. I have Primaluna seperates in my main system and am pretty happy with them. I’m trying to be open to other brands for this new amp but I’m struggling to find much that I feel confident about getting service for down the road. I’m hoping folks on here can lead me to some things I’ve missed maybe. I’m aware of Willsenton and Muzishare but not to confident if I need parts in 5-10 years they will be available. Line Magnetic I’d be open to if I could find the right amp in my price range. After those brands I’m not aware of much. There’s Icon but there amps seem to be about half the weight compared to some others. Just not sure there is good value there I guess. LSA has there new integrated but it also seems a bit cheap to me. Rogue seems to run there tubes pretty hard and I find the Chronus pretty hideous cosmetically. Jolida/ Black Ice seem alright I just can’t really get into the looks, and the used market seems weak if I ever sell.
Anyways, I’m not sure what else is really out there but hopefully you guys do. I thought it was worth asking before I grab another Primaluna.
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@soix The pathos is a great amp, so I’ve been told… But it is not really a tube integrated. It is a hybrid. |
So I misspoke and made up a new model apparently. The speakers are actually Totem Rainmakers. the Pathos is an amp I’ve always been curious about myself. Right now I think I want a full tube amp but I could be wrong overlooking the Pathos. Also not sure I could really expect to find one for 1,500 delivered. Cayin I would love to try but it seems there not really doing well in the US at least. I tried to find a distributor in the states and failed. Then I talked to one of the couple stores that come up as sellers. They told me parts were very hard to get and suggested I look elsewhere. Otherwise, there product looks great and I read good things. |
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