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RE: I'm not at all sorry

I agree that tubes sound very nice when they are operating perfectly, which is rare.

Not to question YOUR experience but I doubt that this is the case for most tube amp owners. It is rare for a tube amp to not be working properly.

I've owned many tube amps over the years including the ones listed below along with the tube types I used. All but one* worked perfectly while I owned them.

Conrad-Johnson Premier 11a (6550 or KT88)
AES/Cary SixPac monoblocks (EL34)
Cary CAD-808/Rocket 88 (KT88)
Cary 45 SET monoblocks (45)
Cary Xciter Integrated (6L6)
Audio Research VT100mkII (6550)
Audio Research VT50 (6550 or KT88)
Audio Research VSi-60 Integrated (KT120)
*Manley Neo-Classic 250 (EL34 or 6CA7)
Rogue Stereo 90 Super Magnum (KT90 or KT120)
Rogue Cronus Magnum Integrated (KT90 or KT120)
and probably a few I forgot to list.

* Got a bad batch of EL34 tubes that caused a couple cathode resistors to pop in each Manley monoblock. It can be argued that even this amp worked perfectly. The cathode resistors did their job protecting the amp. I replaced the resistors and retubed using the more hefty 6CA7 and all was fine.

If power consumption and heat are a major issue for you, you might consider a Class D amp. There are several out there from $100 to $15,000 or more.




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