Dennis Had Inspire Fire Bottle HO (High Output) SEP (single ended pentode)…a bit hard to find (Ebay for new ones) but utterly worth it…bought a lightly used one some months ago and it's sort of astonishingly good, and for a point to point wired little piece of audio artwork they're relatively inexpensive ($1500 or so new). I use it with allegedly 91db speakers and rant often about it. A great amp.
Member's recommendations for tube amplification
Your thoughts on options to consider:
- I'd prefer SET (open to DHT but not a requirement).
- I'm not looking for overtly warm, romantic or lush options.
- Minimum power in the teens to twenties, 10W being the floor.
- Open to higher power push-pull amps, but let's limit ceiling to around 60W.
- Single ended is fine though having XLR inputs would be nice (doesn't have to be true balanced)
- I'm cool with single chassis or monos.
- I have preferences for tube types, but leaving it open ended to get broad recommendations.
- I'm currently running an all solid state system, though have had tube based systems built around ARC, BAT, Ayon, Melody, Pathos, etc.
- Preamp will be a Pass XP-20 or the Metrum Adagio DAC direct to the amp.
- I'd like to stay around 3K used but can push the budget to 6K new/used.
- Speaker sensitivity is 94dB and higher.
THANKS!
- I'd prefer SET (open to DHT but not a requirement).
- I'm not looking for overtly warm, romantic or lush options.
- Minimum power in the teens to twenties, 10W being the floor.
- Open to higher power push-pull amps, but let's limit ceiling to around 60W.
- Single ended is fine though having XLR inputs would be nice (doesn't have to be true balanced)
- I'm cool with single chassis or monos.
- I have preferences for tube types, but leaving it open ended to get broad recommendations.
- I'm currently running an all solid state system, though have had tube based systems built around ARC, BAT, Ayon, Melody, Pathos, etc.
- Preamp will be a Pass XP-20 or the Metrum Adagio DAC direct to the amp.
- I'd like to stay around 3K used but can push the budget to 6K new/used.
- Speaker sensitivity is 94dB and higher.
THANKS!