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Just received my tube integrated and i'm hooked

I finally made the jump over to tube equipment with the Consonance Opera M99plus integrated and couldn't be happier. After a long discussion with Tod from Tod Anthony's Audio, I decided to give this piece a try. Tod was awesome! Thanks Tod.

Even though i have only played it for about 1 day now, i can still see how superior it was to my previous SS system. There's a more human characteristic to the music. Great lowend. Very smooth and very pleasurable to listen to. I can't wait to hear it after 100 hours or so. And thanks to all of you Audiogon'ers for providing me with all the info and tools i needed to help make a decision.

My system now is:
Consonance Opera M99plus
Sony 9000ES
Definitive Technology 2006tl's
Virtual Dynamics Audition cables throughout.

Also learned how a 25 watt system can really crank! If anyone uses Def Tech speakers, tube sound is great on them. I guess my next fiddling around with be with tube rolling. i guess it never stops!
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I too decided quite recently to get into tubes. I wanted to start out with something small and inexpensive so I decided to buy a Jolida JD-102b int. amp. This amp retails under $600 and uses affordable EL84/12AX7/12AT7 tubes. Sounds very good indeed and I haven't any regrets.(BTW, the Jolida looks very pretty w/the transformer covers. Jolida needs to update their web-site.) Perhaps down the road will upgrade to something more refined. (Manley, CJ, etc...) To my ears tubes are more musically satisfying.(I would love to hear the Plinius/YBA/Sim Audio int.amps and compare!)
Everything will sound even better with break-in. Take it easy. Bill
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