Tube preamp vs Tube cd player


hi all

need your kind advice

for power amp, most people prefer solid state ("SS")

but for cd player and preamp, there is a preference for tubes

so in an ideal setup, which do you prefer?

1) "SS" cd player, tube preamp, "SS" poweramp
2) tube cd player, "ss" preamp, "SS" power amp

thank you
asustransformer

Showing 1 response by steuspeed

Try a tube CD or DAC. You probably won't go back. Less fatigue and more musical. Add NOS tubes even better. There is a reason tube output stage conversions are made for SS CD players. Not the other way around.