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Solid state to tube

I have been a solid state guy since my start in this hobby. Over the years I have built a few systems and have used mainly older YBA seperates pre and power for my front end.

I also have a pair of musetex MT101 mono blocks from Meitner audio which I use as well.

My speakers are reference 3a lintegre

I am thinking of moving to a all tube system 

. However I have little experience

I have looked at Quick Silver and a small boutique builder called Will Vincent. Have not heard anything yet. I thought I might inquire here first for any suggestions from tube savvy members

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kota1
2,706 posts
 

Go to a dealer and listen to a demo

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larsman
1,926 posts
 

I had a Quicksilver tube headphone amp, and a fine amp it was; I replaced it with an Eddie Current that cost 3x as much. Highly recommended, and I'm sure his speaker amps are excellent too; check out a few forums about them.

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skucie
57 posts
 

Quicksilver and Will Vincent are both class acts.  I have dealt with both Mike and Will personally and find them to be respectable, upstanding guys.  Great value for quality equipment.

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jerryg123
3,429 posts
 

Get a big kick out these comments “ without the maintenance and hassle of the power tubes”.

What maintenance? Occasional biasing….

We’ll if that is a hassle then get a hybrid  integrated like Pathos, Rogue, Unison Research. 

tuberist
951 posts
 

To me the only negative I experienced with tubed power amps was manually biasing. Lots of manufacturers now offer auto biasing and bad tube warning lights. I never had my room heat up noticeably because I had tubed gear. 

 

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