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going from tube preamp to solid state

just toying around with this and it might not even happen.

have a tube preamp now and while i might sell this later on and get another preamp.......have there been members that have had a tube preamp, sold it and went to a solid state preamp and kept it ?          or did you prefer the tube preamp sound and went back to it ?

maybe got a tube preamp that uses different tubes than the previous one did ?     

the preamp i have now, i like the way it sounds, but just not a fan of the 6sn7 and never really have been.   i prefer the 6922, 12au7 / 12ax7 tubes better.   

innersound300
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russ69
3,360 posts
 

If you like the 6922 tubes you might like a good solid state preamp. Blow your budget on a really good one. 

innersound300 OP
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@russ69 

 

whats wrong with the 6922 tubes ?

 

any recommendations for a solid state preamp ?    would need dual outputs.

soix
8,604 posts
 

I think you’re gonna find this tough.  I’m now going the opposite direction and switching from a SS pre to a tube pre, and I’m not expecting to be disappointed.  With the generally long tube life in most tubed preamps I can much easier embrace a tube pre relative to a tube amp.  Some tube magic is better than no tube magic is what I’m thinking, but best of luck. 

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