Tube sound with no tubes


Is there such a pre-amp out there that does this?I love the tube sound but they are hassle when a tubes fail.I have a pair of Pass X-600 amps that need a preamp.What pre-amp would be my best choice to give me a nice warm holographic sound??
spaz
IMO the best of both worlds is a good quality solid state pre and power amplifiers with tubes in the output stages of your source components.

Vic
I had a TVC using the S&B Mark I trannies. It sounded more like a tube preamp than a lot of tube preamps did. By that I mean it was full and rich, but with lots of transparency and resolution. I'm not sure how a TVC would work in your situation, but it's worth looking into. I would still have one in mine, but I changed amps and needed the extra gain.

Shakey
I've had my supratek Syrah on 24/7 for 4 years or so, and I've had to replace one tube. (the power supply tube)

Not really a whole lot of maintainence...
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