@hilde45 Excellent! If you change a component in your system and then you run into a buzz, this can be one of the causes. But in your case its not happening so no worries
Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough?
Looking for stories about your low-watt amp journeys.
Here's the situation: I have new speakers, 97 db. Trying them with lower watt tube amps (45/211, 300b, etc) seems generally wise. I am attempting to borrow some from audiophiles in the area.
The horizon beyond trying these things involves actually buying some. I'm looking at a budget limit of about $5k.
Curious as to folks' experience with lower-watt amp kits vs. those of good makers (e.g. Dennis Had, etc.).
If you have any thoughts about the following, I'd be interested:
Did you start out with a kit and then get dissatisfied? Why?
Did you compare kits vs. pre-made and find big differences?
Did you find you could get the equivalent level of quality in a kit for much less than the same pre-made version? How about kit vs. used?
Also: did you find there was a difference between "point to point wiring" vs. "PCB" in these various permutations?
I realize that there are good kits and bad ones, good pre-made amps and bad ones. I'm hoping you'll be comparing units which seem at comparable levels of quality and price-points.
Thanks.
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@atmasphere I have a very talented tech, Mike from Prairie Audio. |
@hilde45 That link doesn't seem to work. |
@atmasphere I'm sorry but it is impossible to link to photos for me. I've tried it three ways and now I'm giving up to focus on other things. |
This thread is very likely WHY my NEXT amplifiers will come from @atmasphere - thank you for your generous contributions here Ralph. |
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