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In Reply to: RE: Tube newbie posted by Eli Duttman on October 31, 2014 at 13:09:44:
Ahh, good call Eli, I missed the integrated part.
It's hard to find GOOD integrateds, the best I've ever come across is my favorite Sherwood S-5000. I didn't recommend that amp because in all likelihood, 20+20w isn't going to float the boats of most people used to solid state power levels. If you were keen to use efficient speakers, you could get those higher SPLs out of a S-5000, and even 89db efficient speakers will drive to decent (but not loud) levels.
I have no experience at all with modern integrated amps.
As you pointed out, the Cit II works well with a passive preamp. Rather excellent passive preamps can be made for not all that much money. Heck, Khozmo, the stepped attenuator guy in Poland makes a very nice looking unit for less than $300.
Either the Cit II or the Cit V are great choices. To my ears, they're among the best sounding amplifiers out there, period. Some folks in the tube audio circle just can't accept an amp that doesn't cost over $10K, so the Cit II and V get overlooked all the time. You can have one for $1K or less no problem, if you look around closely and wait. Of course, pristine units fetch higher prices.
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