Tubes with Tylers

Check out the Jadis JA 30s' on Audiogon for 3400.00. I've had a pair for 8 years and love them. I've done side by side compairisons to other tubed amps(VTL MB 450s were not even close to the sound or control of the JA 30s') and like the Jadis better. I know it's 900.00 over your budget but they are well worth it. Mine have been bullet proof and the are cheap to roll tubes with as the are only 4 power tubes.

How do you like the Tylers?

You'll get plenty of responses, but be sure to pose the same question to Ty, as he often, if not almost always, uses tubes with his speakers at CES and other shows

Jsawhitlock,

I don't know about the Ref III's, but I know that with the Tyler Signature's, tubes don't work very well unless you have tons of tube power. I tried some 70-watt class A mono's with the Sig's and it sucked. The speakers draw all kinds of power.

Used an old 200watt solid state amp with much better results but even that was being taxed by the Sig's.

Again, I don't know about the Ref III's, but I'm going to guess that all Tyler's would prefer a lot of solid state power over some tube power.

Hi Jsawhitlock, I have been driving my Tyler Acoustics Linbrook System II's with a sonic Frontiers Power 2 SE amp with fantastic results. I think that of the amps that you mention you should try the Rogue's because of their greater power output. My system is in a spare bedroom which is not that large(15x12x8 or so). Both the the System II and Taylo Ref 3 share a similar load so I feel tubes should work rather well for you. Give it a shot and of course be sure to report back.

Hey Jeff
Just some feedback on the rogue amps. As you know, I use the Rogue Zeus with my new ref 3's and they are phenomenal. The more the speakers break-in the better they sound. The rogue m-150's use the same circuitry as the zeus. Also another recommendation for amps is the new
Nu-Force solid state mono blocks. There is a dealer in
San jose, ca. The name of the place is Audible Arts. These amps are 160 watts into 8 ohms and 300 into 4 ohms. The best thing about them is that they only cost around $2,500 new. I have heard them up against the vtl mb-450's and they were every bit as good, maybe better. They are a brand new technology that is solid state but has much of the same qualities as tube gear. If I was to get a new set of amps tomorrow these would be 1 of two that I would consider. Hope this helps.