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To all tube lovers.......

To all the tube lovers out there: If you COULD NOT listen to a tube amp and you HAD to go solid state or digital, what amp would you get to replace your tubes? I've always been a tube guy. Every amp I've ever owned has been a tube amp. However, I may get a new speaker that is 88 db @ 4 (maybe 6), ohm. If so, I must get a higher powered amp. Keep in mind, I"m not just looking for any amp. Preferably 100 watts or more. Solid state? Digital? I've heard wonderful and not-so-wonderful feedback on Nuforce and Spectral in the digital camp.

I just don't want to regret getting out of tubes just so I can change speakers.
devilboy
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ras422
182 posts
 
symphonic line kraft amp or SL rg4
semi
649 posts
 
I like Spectron and I am a tube lover too.
larryi
3,888 posts
 
Hovland amps, like the Radia, are decent sounding to me and several of my friends who are more partial to tube gear. The company is no longer around, so there might be service issues, but, that would also mean that their used stuff will be cheap.
devilboy OP
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Lapierre: LOL! Good to chat again friend. Yes, Mcintosh is on my list. So is Pass, and dare I say, Nuforce?!? What I forgot to mention on my thread is that the amp I currently have is kind of a pain to bias. Also, it's the whole maintenance thing of tubes: biasing, changing tubes, tube failure, the danger of one exploding (as one did in the past). Tubes are just more of a pain in the ass ( I can't believe I just said that). However, like it or not, it is what it is: a component that requires more maintenance than others.

I want to keep my options open to ANY speaker that I may get in the future. I might look into another pair of Martens. I sold my old Miles II's in a moment of sheer stupidity, but what's done is done. There are a few more speakers that I won't get into now.

Thanks to all that responded so early into this thread. All of your thoughts and comments are with me through this never ending merry-go-round.
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