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Re: tube preamp with ss amp

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>>How many of you have a tube preamp used with a ss amp?
I used to. It's a good place to start.
Tubed preamps don't have a high intimidation
factor and can give you a taste of other
possibilities.

>>How much of that 'tube' sound comes out of this combination?
Depends on a number of variables, including
the design of the pre, the types of tubes used,
the design of the amp, the speakers ...
In my case, the pre-amp could not warm up
the system enough (Dunlavy speakers and Sunfire amp)

>>Seems like this would be a way to warm up a cold cd player and yet
have the power and tight base of the ss...
Yes, it can have that effect.
But it's not the same as having a tubed amp.
There are tubed amps that offer solid bass response.
That said, you may begin to care a lot less about bass
once you hear the magic of a well-fleshed out midrange.

>>What are the drawbacks?
Exactly what Rod said.
My system finally synergized when the tube amp
took up residence.



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