I'd been using a tube pre with a SS amp for a few years before buying a tube amp. A cash crisis forced me to sell my tube amp and return to my old configuration. I forgot how much I enjoyed the dynamics and quick attacks of the solid state amp. The tube preamp I own uses 6SN7 tubes which produce a nice tone and mated with the solid state amp creates a big, bold, warm and dynamic sound.
I have tried many different solid state amps with this tube pre and only had trouble with one because of the impedance matching issues Mrtennis mentions. It was a beautifully sounding amp, but it had no beans with my preamp.
I have tried many different solid state amps with this tube pre and only had trouble with one because of the impedance matching issues Mrtennis mentions. It was a beautifully sounding amp, but it had no beans with my preamp.