Get an old Audio Research or Conrad Johnson tube preamp for 5 or 600 dollars. That's a great way to start. One thing you have to be careful of is to make sure there's no impedance mismatch once you start doing tubes. In this case you need to make sure the input impedance of your power amplifier is at least ten times what the output impedance of your preamp is. IE, if your preamps output impedance is 500 ohms then the power amp needs to have at least a 5000 ohm input impedance but more is better. In the case of Audio Research I know they sometimes recommend much more than ten times. Good Luck to you.
Is there any way to get into tubes for super cheap
I have now been bitten by the bug. I will slowly build a system for music and theater, but have been hearing all kinds of praise for the tube world.
To be honest I have never in my life heard a tube system and until recently thought that onkyo and carver were the best in audio.
What is a good way to get started with a tube system?
What pieces are needed to really be able to make a good judgement?
I have no TT and usually listen to cds, Is there any hope for me?
I think I would like to do this pretty much all vintage, for me that is 10 years or older.
I don't think that cheap can be overstated in this case.
To be honest I have never in my life heard a tube system and until recently thought that onkyo and carver were the best in audio.
What is a good way to get started with a tube system?
What pieces are needed to really be able to make a good judgement?
I have no TT and usually listen to cds, Is there any hope for me?
I think I would like to do this pretty much all vintage, for me that is 10 years or older.
I don't think that cheap can be overstated in this case.