AES AE-3 can buy new fancy models from Upscale Audio. AES is a Subdivisiuon of Cary Audio. If you can find a non jazzed up used model should cost well under $500. I paid $350 for mine. Great tone from the 6sn7S and very responsive to tube rolling.
Budget vacuum tube preamp?
I got so many great responses on my last thread regarding when to go vacuum vs solid I figured I would post my follow up in a separate thread.
It seems the way to go for the amount of maintenance I am willing to do is a vacuum preamp with solid amps. I would like to have the HT bypass so I can use my HT receiver for multi ch. movie listening.
With that said, I don't want to spend a fortune but I want to hear the benefit of my purchase. Where to look for a entry level vacuum preamp and how much should I be prepared to spend?
Thx
It seems the way to go for the amount of maintenance I am willing to do is a vacuum preamp with solid amps. I would like to have the HT bypass so I can use my HT receiver for multi ch. movie listening.
With that said, I don't want to spend a fortune but I want to hear the benefit of my purchase. Where to look for a entry level vacuum preamp and how much should I be prepared to spend?
Thx