Yeah, but that’s a $15K tube amp!
@jasonbourne52 That wasn’t the point. The point was that the speakers can thrive on 20 Watts of power and 200 Watts is complete overkill.
tube pre & ss amp integrated
Been tooling around youtube , I know but what else is there now ? Very cautious !
Wife has fallen for Mcintosh MA352 . I must have tubes some place in there , she likes ss, seems to be the best of both worlds for us .
I am wondering what would compete with mac soundwise?
Will be using Klipsch Forte 4's with it .
Thank you and be safe.
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Well , thanks for the suggestions ! I realize that I don't need 200 watts of power ,it's the sound . ditusa ; I have considered that but prefer the extra knobs on the front... easier when having senior moments don'tcha know ! We have tried the class 'A' thing and it didn't work for us. The only hybrids that I know of are from Rogue and Primaluna . Both of which have the 'new' tube sound that does not work either .I don't want to role dozens of tubes again as with my Primaluna trying to get the classic sound . Any other suggestions ? . |
If I was you I’d seriously consider this hybrid Pathos Classic One Mklll. It has that nice warm tube sound and puts out 70Wpc, which is plenty for the Forte. And it’s also drop-dead gorgeous to look at. Plus, at $3200 it’s less than half the price of the Mac. Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio has taken over US distribution of Pathos, which is nice because he’s a great resource if you ever want to alter the sound at all with some tube rolling. FWIW, and best of luck. https://www.tonepublications.com/review/the-pathos-classicone-mk-iii/ |
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