Looking for high power warming sounding tube amps
Right now running bottlehead moreplay into pass x350.8. Speakers are ns5000. The sound is great but my buddy let me borrow cj lp140ms and the mid range magic these amps brought was amazing. The pass had better bass and maybe detail.
I wanted to see if I could get tube amps that had pass bass with romance of cj. I tried prima luna evo 300 but it was a step down from cj in terms soundstage and tone.
I'm guessing I need more power.. maybe at least 100 wpc. Any recommendations looking to spend less than $7k.
@atmasphere Id love something like that although im skeptical an SS amp can bring the tube magic the way real tubes can. The pass does have some tube character but when I heard the CJ monos I heard the true mid range magic. But ya I am open to an SS if you think it can match tube sound. |
Hook, line, and sinker! When your buddy let you demo them, knew exactly what was going to happen. :) |
Get into a VTA M-125 monoblock pair. 120 watts each. You can enjoy the immense satisfaction of building them as a kit ($2000/pair - no tubes), or just buying them fully assembled and tested ($2800 - no tubes)(tube sets available for $750). |
