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| First foray into tube amps @tuberist Thomas Tan at Galion is sending me a TS120se demo unit to try out in my home. I'm impressed. I didn't even ask, he just volunteered. @larryi Yes, that's Pure Audio Project. Wonderful sound and at 96dB they would open up other amp opt... | |
| First foray into tube amps On high efficiency speakers, Klipsch Forte IV are 99dB but I haven't heard them. On the other hand, at Axpona, two years running I heard and was impressed with Open Audio Project Duet 15 open baffle speakers. The are 96dB. I could be tempted. | |
| First foray into tube amps @larryi Thanks. That is quite an endorsement of the A40. @kennyc That is certainly an option, but going down another rabbit hole is not something I anticipated. Might be the better route, though. thanks. | |
| First foray into tube amps @pindac Wow! And I thought I was about to go down a rabbit hole! Other candidates on USAudioMart: Unison Unico 90 Hybrid for $3200 VTL Deluxe 300 monoblocs for $3000 Line Magnetic LM150A for $2995. That's the used market. I haven't spoke... | |
| First foray into tube amps @slaw There are two Quicksilver 88 monoblocs on USAudio at good prices $2800). One come with an extra set of KT88 tubes. They look interesting. A Synthesis A40 integrated for $4800 A Pass XA25 for $4000. A Rogue Chronos for $3800 A Galion TS... | |
| First foray into tube amps @avanti1960 Thanks for your comments about the benefits of a preamp or integrated. The RME UCX II provides preamp functionality, including volume control, multiple source selection (both analog and digital) - and selectable gain levels. Conseque... | |
| First foray into tube amps @kennyc yes, or throw the towel in in confusion and fall back on a warm-sounding SS amp Thanks for all the great advice. | |
| First foray into tube amps The Stirling LS3/6 are 87 dB. The RME Fireface interconnect has a good dac and volume control, so I will use it in place of a separate dac or preamp. I could add a tube pre and stay with SS for the power amp, but I’d like to avoid adding an othe... | |
| First foray into tube amps @dacpin thank you but perhaps you answered the wrong thread. I did not ask about the safety aspect of leaving a tube rig on. I asked about selecting a tube power amp. I would appreciate your opinion on that question. Whichever one I get I'll t... | |
| Claude’s amp upgrade recommdation @mike4597 The Odyssey Kismet looks very interesting, good reviews and amazing value. Thanks for pointing that one out. @greenngoldcheesehead If I replace my Gan1 I will use the dac in the RME Fireface interconnect. Thanks for the lead on the At... | |
| Claude’s amp upgrade recommdation @kennyc you wrote: "So the OP is asking us to evaluate their AI recommendations? At best there may be some suggestions that personally resonates with the OP. Beyond that asking others to guess what the OP would personally subjectively like seem... | |
| Claude’s amp upgrade recommdation I should have said that the turntable is a nostalgia piece, having been inherited from my father-in-law. I forgot that I even included it in my system profile. I stream from Qobuz 99% of the time. It has crossed my mind that the micro 3000 subs... | |
| Claude’s amp upgrade recommdation @soix Read the OP. For the hell of it I wanted to see what Claude would identify as the weak link in my system. I wasn’t seeking any specific improvement. That being said, Claude did ask what I prioritize and I responded: envelopment, presence ... | |
| What blues are you listening to today? OP - Thanks for the post. I've picked up some artists that are new to me and was reminded of some I'd not listened to in ages. +1 for Howlin Wolf. My suggestion is Hans Theesink. And excellent bluesman - from Holland! He's the real deal. Enj... | |
| Spendor Classic 100 - An itch I want to scratch! OP - You might want to consider other BBC design brands. Graham was mentioned above. I have a pair of Stirling LS3/6 speakers in roughly the same size room as yours. Like the Grahams, these Stirlings were designed by Derek Hughes. I prefer to ... |