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.
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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My SS to tube transition started 30 years ago. Once I got a taste for that incredible transparency I’ve never gone back. Tube rolling adds another whole element to the equation. Both Quicksilver and Will Vincent are known for good sounding tube gear. I’d add the VTA gear from Tubes4Hifi to the list....really excellent stuff that’s fairly affordable. Enjoy your journey! |
@ecpninja I've read some folks claim to have used your 8ohm speakers with some lower powered tube amps, however as mentioned by @dekay the room size and what volume levels / dynamic preferences you like to listen for can help narrow it down some. Both builders are fine. If do go all-tube and with a separate tube preamp, you can rotate your trusty ss amp back in once in a while. Listening preferences and volume levels matter too, to help pick a nice fitting tube setup for your particular speakers. Also ask yourself if you plan to keep your speakers long-term. Tube amps can get some folks looking at new speakers all over again too once they hear it, heads up. |
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