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In Reply to: RE: Stories from people who have moved from tubes to SS posted by beppe61 on November 25, 2014 at 23:10:49
I've moved from solid-state to tubes to solid-state to tubes to solid-state to tubes...... many many times.You should experience a good tube amp yourself and ignore the outdated tube-o-phobic rantings by those who haven't used tube equipment in 30 years.
I've owned several tube and solid-state amps over the years. In general, I prefer tubes. But that's not to say I haven't had excellent sounding solid-state systems. It's all a matter of personal preference so do yourself a favor and try both!
Like anything else there's good tube gear and there's not so good. Same for solid-state. If you go out and buy some bargain basement tube amp made of recycled beer cans off eBay and expect it to sound great and last a decade or more, you're just asking for trouble.
Tube Amps that I have owned since about 1998 are listed below. The only 'antique sounding' amp with flabby bass was the Cary 45 SET mono blocks and that was mainly due to very low power output and mismatch for my real world speakers.
Conrad-Johnson Premier 11A : 70wpc
AES/Cary SixPac mono blocks : 60wpc
Cary Audio "Rocket 88 : 40wpc
Cary Audio 45 SET mono blocks : 3wpc
Cary Audio CAD-120S : 120wpc
Cary Audio Xciter integrated : 5wpc
Audio Research VT50 : 45wpc
Audio Research VT100mkII : 100wpc
Manley Neo-Classic 250 mono blocks : 250wpc
Rogue Stereo 90 Super Magnum : 100wpc
*Rogue Cronus Magnum Integrated : 100wpc
*Audio Research VSi-60 Integrated: 50wpc*Presently own.
In my opinion, one of the best values in a quality tube integrated amp is the Rogue Cronus Magnum with KT120 tubes. $2295 MSRP but you can find them in the $1500 - $1800 range used in excellent condition.
My Setup Comparing Two Tube Integrated Amps
And My Setup for easily swapping between Solid-State & Tubes
Some solid-state amps that I've owned over the years. I'm sure I'm forgetting a couple.
Classe 10 : 100wpc
Classe CA-100 : 100wpc
Classe CA-200 : 100wpc
Classe CA-300 : 300wpc
Conrad-Johnson MF2250A : 120wpc
Pass Labs Aleph 3 : 30wpc
Pass Labs Aleph 30 : 30wpc
BAT VK200 : 100wpc
Krell KSA-50S : 50wpc
Krell 2250 : 250wpc
Mark Levinson 383 Integrated : 100wpc
NuForce Ref 9v2 : 150wpc
Odyssey Stratos Extreme : 180wpc
Pass Labs X150 : 150wpc
Pass Labs X150.5 : 150wpc
Pass Labs INT-150 Integrated : 150wpc
Bel Canto M300 mono blocks : 150wpc
PS Audio HCA-2 : 150wpc
Wyred4Sound SX-500 mono blocks : 250wpc
Bryston 7BSST2 mono blocks : 600wpc
Ampzilla 2000 2nd Edition mono blocks : 300wpc
Marantz PM-8003 Integrated : 70wpc
Sony TA-A1ES Integrated : 80wpc
Edits: 11/26/14Follow Ups:
Are you a dealer? This is impressive and crazy at the same time! :- )
I went from SS to tubes, back to SS, then back to tubes......
Beautiful pics Abe!
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You are the MAN, Abe!
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