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Tube Pre/ Class D Amp - Who has done it?

Open forum for those who have actually tried this.  Really curious to know who has been happy, or maybe unhappy, with a tube preamp driving a Class D amplifier?

Of course, tube pre with a solid state amp is a classic pairing for hard to drive speakers, especially ESL's.   This is a little different.   I'm really curious to know what pres and Class D amps have had great synergy.

erik_squires
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chenry
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I have a system with a tube preamp (ProJect Pre Box RS2, selectable tube stage) and a Class D Purifi amp (NAD 298). It is a very good combination.

mark200mph
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Macintosh 12000 tube/ ss pre hybrid,either ss or tube.mcintosh class d mi1502 500 watt/ 1000 hypex class d with good synergism.enjoy the music.

armstrod
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I have an Atma-Sphere MP-3.3 tube preamp pushing Atma-Sphere Class D mono blocks and they're glorious. All the beauty of my previous Atma-Shpere M-60 amps without the 12 tube-per-monoblock paranoia. Speakers are Zu Druid Vs, not hard to drive at all but loving the headroom provided by 50 watts.

carl292
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I have a Schiit Freya+ preamp with 6SN7 tubes feeding a PS Audio S300 class D amp into Harbeth 30.2 XD Speakers and a REL T/5x Sub. I like it.

 

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evank
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I use an Aric Audio Super 6sn7 linestage with an Orchard Audio Starkrimson Ultra. 

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