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In Reply to: RE: So what other amps should I try, and why DO I need a preamp? posted by airtime on November 02, 2014 at 12:34:04
I can recommend the VTA products highly. I am currently running VTA Mk IIIs with 6SN7 drivers, very nice sounding amps in pp. All new construction, you can build yourself if you want, also easy to mod/upgrade. Their ST 70/120 options also have many adherents.
K.
PS: Should you desire to add a preamp, Roy's products are no slouch(es) either. (no affiliation, commercial, familial or otherwise, etc...)
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I'm going to second the recommendation for a Latino ST-70 plus a VTA preamp. I've had the VTA ST-70 and a VTA SP-10 preamp for about a year, and I haven't thought of upgrading once in that time. I compare this to every other system I've ever had where I got tired of it four months after buying it.
Of course, if you can get an old Marantz...yeah, that might be a good thing too. :)
"Do you need those light bulbs on your stereo?" - my niece, looking at a Dynaco ST-70
Doug's point is the Latino amps do not require a rebuild- the amps are new. The amps are also very well designed. My hat is off to Bob Latino for providing a great product.
I mod some preamp/driver boards for better sound. I change the coupling caps, mod the CCS for higher current placing the tubes in a more linear area of the plate curves and roll tubes. Some that have many amps say the mods brings the Latino amps from good to competing well against other upgraded PP amplifiers.
The Marantz 8B is in another league and can cost twice as much plus require a rebuild for best reliability. Money wise the audio hobby can be cruel!
I've already gone through having the original MKII's with KT88 - and the works. Nice amps but I couldn't stand the heat they generated. The music was great but the dehydration was hard.
Looking for the smallish tubes now.
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