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Tubelike SS Power amp

Looking to mate tube pre with SS power amp based on input off this board. Want to get warm sound and need high current for relatively inefficient Ohm Walsh 2 speakers...100 wrms@8ohm target power. Suggestions?

Joekapahulu (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

06-12-09

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06-12-09 Accuphase. the only ss amps i have heard that sound tube lik ... Jtgofish

06-12-09 The hafler transnova series may be just what you are looking ... Mcfarland

06-12-09 Conrad johnson does a good job coming up with designs that a ... Stevecham

06-12-09 You might want to consider a balanced audio technology vk-20 ... Jofi

06-12-09 For it was well recognized by the major hifi publications & ... Analog_soul

06-12-09 Luxman m800. ive not heard it myself, but several friends/co ... Ps68

06-12-09 Old school solution: mccormack dna-.5/1 with smc upgrades. g ... Fpeel

06-12-09 I have a cary slp98p (f1 version) and it sounds great with m ... Macdadtexas

06-13-09 If you really like the way tube amps sound and have speakers ... Mechans

06-14-09 I agree with mechans. tube magic = tube amp + tube friendl ... Tvad

06-14-09 Nelson pass makes a great sounding pure class a amplifier se ... Redwoodgarden

06-14-09 i own pass xa-.5 amps, and i have owned half a dozen tube a ... Tvad

06-14-09 tvad: i have never owned a tube amp, but i was going to bu ... Redwoodgarden

06-14-09 because i could not find a tube amp that would produce sati ... Tvad

06-14-09 Why not look for something that plays back the music the way ... Flemke

06-14-09 Tim- i think that's what everyone does...the "issue&qu ... Jtwrace

06-14-09 Jtwrace, ya,i guess so. tim Flemke

06-16-09 No you must accept this miserable truth. the sound of the m ... Mechans

06-16-09 Dang... Tholt

06-16-09 From tvad: "a tube preamp used with a solid state amp ... Madfloyd

06-16-09 Having owned pass xa (fantastic) and most recently cat/atma- ... Pubul57

06-16-09 as what, a solid state preamp with a tube amp? my experien ... Jafox

06-16-09 Jafox, i'll answer your questions that were directed toward ... Tvad

06-17-09 In my system, luxamn m800a amps sound extremely close to vac ... Glai

09-04-09 Conrad johnson pretty much invented the "tube" sou ... Esteborino

09-04-09 Mcintosh mc 402. F1fanatic

09-07-09 I highly recommend the b&k st-202 amplifier. sound is warm, ... Solst1ce

09-07-09 "the sound of the music when initially played to make a ... Phaelon

09-08-09 Tad 125 monos. read the reviews... Eagleman6722

09-12-09 there is no such animal. buy a tube amp and enjoy. Orpheus10

09-12-09 I think the more ss amps try to sound like tube amps the les ... Breuninger

09-13-09 Perhaps i'm bias since i own the pass xa60.5. yet to really ... Spatine

09-14-09 I drove my walsh 5's for years with a sumo andromeda ii - be ... Mamboni

09-15-09 It's interesting that there are two threads whaving opooiste ... Mrtennis

09-16-09 I would tend to think that amplifier designers look for ways ... Spatine

08-31-10 Audio research 100.2 really this is a lovely amp. discontin ... Sme10

08-31-10 Accuphase is high on that list.smooth, no grain, powerful. Nolitan

09-01-10 i have a mccormack dna-1 that sounds tube like in the hig ... Dklk

09-02-10 I have used & had a few mccormacks in the previous years. so ... Nolitan

09-02-10 Belles 150hr Oakleys

09-02-10: Daveyf
Might want to consider some of the Jeff Rowland amps, like the model 8,9,10
or 1.
All are somewhat tube like in their presentation.
Daveyf (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

09-02-10 No such thing, ime. Jburidan

09-02-10 6 moons just did a review of a wyred 4 sound amp that might ... Soix

09-02-10 I've used tad hibachi ss monos with ohm 100s and found that ... Martykl

09-02-10 Monarchy mono amps.some of the best sound for the buck.my se ... Energizer

09-03-10 I'm currently using an audio horizons tube line stage.i move ... Markwatkiss

09-06-10 As some have suggested ss amps trying to sound like tube amp ... Pani

09-20-10 The issue i seem to be picking up with the responses here is ... Adamaley

10-09-10 Stumbed over my old post and thought i might actually respon ... Joekapahulu

10-09-10 i live in los angeles. i'll trade you hawaii for california. ... Tvad

10-10-10 The herron m1 monos are fantastic with the liquidity of tube ... Wig

10-14-10 Tvad, what part of ca...sfo or napa might be a deal. la prob ... Joekapahulu