Don't sell your tube amps


Although this was an article in a guitar Magazine, I thought it might interest those who own stereo tube equipment:

https://www.premierguitar.com/gear/amps/dont-sell-your-tube-amps

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Had differnet ss amps (Burmester 956 mk2, Krell Evo 302 among others), hybrid too (Pathos Inpo 2) than bought amp/premp, single ended in A class, just to try the all tube system. Nos tubes, better caps, new Tkd potentiometar made significant sound upgrades (together with carefull and rather ’top’ choice of cables everywhere) of rather inexpensive combo (some 6k eur new). Of course, have a very good digital source (Burmester 089) The sound I got from it was perhaps the best I’ve ever had, but everytime I put some other tubes than Nos, the sound would change enough that I did not enjoy it as much. So, that left me worried for a time that I would not have any more chosen tubes to get. At first I thought to get even better tube combo, but I wondered if I would face the same ’problem’, not to mention the price and availability of tube these (and future) days. So, I changed the tube combo for Burmester power amp again (the ss whose house sound I prefer the most). Will buy their preamp as well, aldo I will try some tube ones as well. Bottom line, for me the tubes have something ’more’ that even the very good ss cant match entirely, or perhaps it can, but with costly gear. The plus side is, I guess, ss allows you wider choice of speakers and more hours of listening (with ss I sometimes put music even if I have just a half our of time to listen, something that I never did with tubes) Also, the heat of tubes in A class was enough to prevent me from listening music thru most of summer days. But, in a ’perfect scenario’ I would choose tubes every time. Pity that world goes in other direction. Never tried D class amps, very curious about ones from Atmasphere