??? Anyone Running Active Speakers Driven By A Tube PreAmp ???


Since active speakers either use Class A/B or Class D amplifiers, i’m curious if driving active speakers with a tube preamp brings the positive benifits of tubes to them,especially in added natural warmth,better staging & imaging...Thanks much,take care...

freediver

@mapman one reason would be because fully active speakers take either a preamp signal or a digital signal.  You don't need an amp.  thus my clarifying questions.

if they are fully active and have an analog input, you can drive them with a tube preamp or a tube DAC.

Jerry

@carlsbad2 yes I realize that..What I'm wondering if if using a tube pre would be provide the same benifits as say running a standard tube pre with a solid state or digital amplifier & passive speakers or if any DSP that might be active in fully powered speakers would negate the use of a tube preamp..