I had a pair of Golden Tube Audio power amps wired as mono blocks back in the day. I sweated my nuts off in summer and got tired of tube rolling and the associated microphonics of NOS room heaters, so I sold them used at The Sounding Board , formerly in Ridgewood NJ, where I sold the High End part time. Took a beating on my price... Pretty much stick to Solid State and Digital these days, except for my Cary LSI -80
Tube amps and heat
I have 2 systems in play. #1 PrimaLuna Dialogue amp with a Mytek Brooklyn DAC using Tidal. # 2 BelCanto Ref 600 Mono's same Mytek and Tidal. I like the PrimaLuna slightly better. More separation and just the right amount of bass. The Bel Canto is very close but ever so slightly missing something, maybe in clarity separation. Since I live in AZ using the PrimaLuna with 14 tubes is difficult (HEAT). Question --- Is there am amp the will give me the sound of the PrimaLuna tube and not generate as much heat, something like a hybred. Or can I put in the BelCanto system a tube pre amp/hybred and get the tube benefit on that system as well. I've been using the PrimaLuna system during the winter, however we are starting to warm up here. 90+ this weekend and I'm afraid I'll have to shut down the PrimaLuna for 6 months or so. Suggestions anyone. BTW I just tried a Aesthetix Calypso Pre with the Bel's and didn't like the sound. I could live with it, but it's not what I'm looking for.
Thanks
gary
Thanks
gary