Solid state to tube

My impression is the preamp is the most impactfull.  If I had only one tube component, this would be the one.

I have decided to pickup a used Modwright 9.0 tube line stage to start. Will swap out my yba solid state pre and run the modwright with either my yba stereo amp or meitner mt101 mono blocks.

Thanks for all the great advice

please post back with your thoughts. good luck

So I bought the modwright 9.0 and hooked it up.

First impression. Wow!! I have been using the yba solid state pre and power through my reference 3a lintegrale but I always thought they lacked bass punch but the Soundstage and imaging is where they excelled.

I normally hook up my salksound SSM6's and they have better tighter bass.

With the modwright tube in the loop the reference 3a's sound much better better bass slam and same imaging.

I am liking very much what I hear.

Will try with my Salk's next.

tracks I used to test where

Dominique "Birds"

TIERNY Sutton :Big Yellow Taxi:

Yello "The Vanishing of Peter strong"

And of course Gordon Lightfoot "Early Morning Rain" 

@ecpninja So I bought the modwright 9.0 and hooked it up.

First impression. Wow!!

Nice!  Did it come with the factory supplied tubes only, or any extra tubes passed along by the prior owner to try as well?

• Modwright: "Tube Complement: (2) 5687 driver tubes (may also use 7044/6900/7119 and equivalents)."

Some options to explore more later if desired.