Thanks for the replies everyone. I understand that newer cj gear is not as colored as the older gear, but there is a richness or palbability or depth or whatever term you choose in tube gear that most solid state doesn't have. That's why you use tube gear, right Dopogue? I also understand that some people prefer the older gear to the newer, more neutral gear.
So I understand that you prefer the 17LS2 to the CT6 and the Aesthetix Calypso to the 17LS2, but does the CT6 have any of this tube richness without the coloration or is it just a tube preamp that sounds like solid state?
Does anyone else have a tube preamp paired with a ss amp that they feel outperforms the CT6 in this price range? Thanks. Tom
So I understand that you prefer the 17LS2 to the CT6 and the Aesthetix Calypso to the 17LS2, but does the CT6 have any of this tube richness without the coloration or is it just a tube preamp that sounds like solid state?
Does anyone else have a tube preamp paired with a ss amp that they feel outperforms the CT6 in this price range? Thanks. Tom