It is funny how this thread has come full circle, it started with powered speakers being confusing. Now that has been resolved and it seems amplifiers are confusing.😵
Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused
17 of 23 speakers in my studio and home theater systems are internally powered. My studio system is all Genelec and sounds very accurate. I know the best new concert and studio speakers are internally powered there are great technical reasons to design a speaker and an amp synergistically, this concept is much more important to sound quality than the vibration systems we often buy. How can an audiophile justify a vibration system of any sort with this in mind.
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OP, score one of these on Ebay or here on A’gon and maybe you can save some budget.  |
@donavabdear I don't know how the tubes in your BHK300 can only last a year, did you test them before replacement. They should last a good long time in an input stage. |
@invalid I'm no expert on tubes but it seems like your right. The tubes on my BHK preamp have been changed a few times a year plus I've bitten on the scam for super turbo wonderful tubes that of course cost more, those tubes did seem to actually change the sound and of course changes can sound good but I spent a lot of money on my system to be at least close to accurate sound when I change to designer tubes it seems very wrong to put in a tube and from that point on it degrades. I just took out my PS audio BHK preamp and replaced it with a Lyngdorf processor and noticed more defined imaging and a big change in the noise floor, but there is a bit less wonderful warm and fuzzy comfort in the music. So frustrated. |
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