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Mixing SS and Tubes

I'm thinking about getting into tubes and have read threads about mixing SS amps with tube preamps. What about the other way around? Are there any advantages (or disadvantages) with mixing a ss preamp with a tube amp? I currently have a MAC MA6450 which I was thinking of using for the preamp side and then getting a reasonable tube amp to play around with. If this is worthwhile, any suggestions for the tube amp (< $1000) would be appreciated.

Thanks!
stereomaniac

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audioman4
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Personally, I would start with a nice tube Preamp vs an amp... I think this would be a good start.. depending on what you are looking to accomplish.. If you intend on getting into vinyl.. go with a nice linestage tube preamp and an external phono stage... then you can always add a tube amp down the road... Not knowing what your musical tastes are and what kind of speakers you have makes it difficult for me to make a recommendation..
I just know that the ARC I bought is one of the best sounding preamps I have ever had... It is sure to improve a solid state system .... it is an LS-7 can be bought for around 700.00
Good luck...
Joe
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