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tubes and rock and roll, good fit?

Considering a move from solid state, to a tubes based set up, specificly VTL's Siegfried mono amps and 7.5 Series 11 line stage. Will I be happy with tubes or is there to much bloom for rock and roll? Only system I ever heard play real rock and roll with tubes was Lloyd Walkers and it sounded fantastic. It blew me away. Was it the tubes? Already have the tt and phono stage. Real knowledge and experiance thoughts wanted. Looking to make that FINAL move! thanks
koegz
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fjn04
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He just makes one of the best speakers, period. I heard the Ankaa w/ an ARC Classic 60 amp, and thought it sounded great. I can't imagine not being thrilled w/ a Rockport and a well matched tube based system. This of course for my tastes, and IMHO.
mlapenta
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I use tube pre-amp AR LS-8 with Channel audio d 200 mono blocks on bottom (class d) and I think great combo for rock
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mapman
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I agree that tube pre-amp + Class D amp is a very effective way to introduce tubes into a system with speakers that are not designed to be tube friendly (low efficiency, low impedance).
koegz OP
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The final answer is YES! A resounding, unequivocal, with out hesitation YES! This is not to diminish SS. They achieve diferant yet similar results. Though I will say the siegfrieds are not bloomy like a lot of the lower watt tube amps. They are not harsh like a lot of SS amps. They are sweet like class A rated SS amps but with more bloom. They fall somewhere between SS and tubes, leaning toward tubes. They have that punch and power at the bottom end and finesse and sweetness for the mids and upper end sounds. They reproduce rock and acoustic music with, I believe, no added house sound. Just whats on the vinyl, with all the impact that exsists between the grooves. As far as their match with my altairs, no issues at all. They are a great fit! A FINAL DESTINATION!
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