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I have been wanting to try using a tube amp.

I have been wanting to try using a tube amp. I am using a McIntosh 6700 solid state. It seems with work and family things that the best I can get most days is maybe 1 hour of music listening with no distractions. If I have to wait 30 minutes for a tube amp to come to temp for best sound, I think I will feel shortchanged. Should I go for it anyway. I have been looking at Raven Audio. I like their cables, but would be rolling the dice, as their is no way to hear the amp in person. Any constructive advice.
mfinch
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atmasphere
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What loudspeakers are you running? This can have an big effect on the results you get from a tube amp. Generally speaking, a speaker that is 8 ohms or more (particularly in the bass region) and is of reasonable efficiency (+90dB) will show off the amplifier better!
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jjss49
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ralph aka atmasphere asked the critical question... what speakers?

really depends on that...
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arafiq
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@millercarbon [
Nighthawk is a pretty good step up from Blackhawk, it uses all their higher end caps.
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I thought the Blackhawk was the step up model from the Nighthawk.
mfinch OP
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The speaker I will use with any tube amp I purchase are Focal Kanta 3.
avanti1960
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Go for it.  If you love sound there is nothing like the sound stage you get from a tube amplifier.  
I had the Nighthawk and Blackhawk and loved them.  
They should be able to drive your Kantas relatively high sensitivity.  


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