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Mono Block tube amp or Stereo Tube amplifier?

I am thinking about buying a tube amplifier but I am caught up in deciding on Stereo or mono block tube amplifier. Can someone point out the pros and con of each? and which do you think is better?

Almandog (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

06-24-08

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06-24-08 A great place to start in tubes is an onix sp3. hands down t ... Larryrx7

06-24-08 Need to know more about your loudspeaker. Lapierre

06-24-08 I am using legacy audio focus 20/20 speakers, and i have mci ... Almandog

06-24-08 Larry, i already have a preamp and a solid state amp (mcint ... Almandog

06-24-08 My experience has been that the big game animals of audio us ... Markwatkiss

06-24-08 Start with why you want tubes. then think about how much you ... Macrojack

06-24-08 Almandog in your current setup i would always look at keepin ... Lapierre

06-24-08 Almandog, the onix really is more a power amp than an integr ... Larryrx7

06-24-08: Bojack
Macrojack, is this why Rush uses tubes? My point is that watts is watts, and tubes do just fine with any type of music : )
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06-24-08 Check out -antique sound labs- hurricane, 200 watts per chan ... Racamuti

06-24-08 Better seperation, less cross-talk, can be place very close ... Mrjstark

06-24-08 Bojack - i don't know if rush uses tubes and i certainly d ... Macrojack

06-24-08 Tube amps tend to produce heat and monoblocks will heat up a ... Raquel

06-25-08 Mono-blocks are able to deliver double the amount of current ... Seasoned

06-25-08 Two monaural amps of a certain power are no different than a ... Eldartford

06-25-08 The main advantage of a monoblock is that it does not share ... Atmasphere

06-25-08 Mono block is the way to go. check out the vas line, warm s ... Tiger