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all the listening I do leads to crazy high prices.  anyone out there that can do great high fi on a couple grand budget?  I have nad 275bee bridged mono with focal aria 948.  I would like to experiment with maybe a tube setup or a really reverby ss if exists.  I have a couple rythmik 15 in subs that can do bass.  have a few headphone systems that really have opened my eyes on sound.  can hifi wonky/tubes be done with subs?  and lowest entry point worth the money?  would be great to find something under 5k that can play well with aria speakers.
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mesch
3,395 posts
 
Why not search for a tube preamp?
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yogiboy
5,467 posts
 
Check out Rogue Audio!
http://www.rogueaudio.com/
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austin_jeff OP
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will a tube preamp give me the tubey sound?
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twoleftears
5,313 posts
 
It all depends.  Rogue less so than some others.  It varies from manufacturer to manufacturer and even from model to model--check out push-pull, ultralinear, SET, etc.
wolf_garcia
6,609 posts
 
U.S.A. made Schiit Freya preamp, 3 instantly switchable modes resolve any mystery regarding tubes vs. solid state (passive, FET, and tube)...balanced and single ended ins and outs...I’ve had one for over a year and it sounds great, and there’s actually nothing like it. 700 bucks or so, their class A/B Vidar amp is the same price. I run my Freya into a Dennis Had SE tube amp and the sound is astonishingly good through efficient speakers. I also own a couple of Schiit Magni 3 headphone amps, and a Loki EQ...all very well built and designed by smart guys.
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