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Hi,
I'm looking for advice on selecting my first tube amplifier.
My music system (excluding the home theater which is a HK AVR) is / was a Marantz 2238B, Technics SL1300, and Altec (Valencia based) home built speakers I constructed with Altec components.
I was happy...untill the Marantz died last week :( Dead right channel. I plan to have the Marantz rebuilt, but until that can happen (its a long story) I need a new way to play my vinyl.
My Choices are:
1) Buy a pre amp input to allow the phono to play on the Harmon Kardon (no phone input). And live with the result.
2) Buy a new amp that will replace the Marantz - either permanently, or until the Marantz is rebuilt. (which may take a long time)
I could buy a straight up solid state integrated amp like a NAD or Yamaha for about $600 or 700.
or a tube amp, which I would like to try.
Since my speakers are very efficient, I don't need high power (although I like good power).
My budget is about $1000 or less.
I would love to try before I buy - but that seems like an impossible dream.
Tell me what your experience suggests. New solid state or a tube?? If tube, which one??
thanks in advance.
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Topic - seeking first tube amplifier advice - catbert242000@yahoo.com 08:26:05 10/11/20 (32)
- RE: seeking first tube amplifier advice - immatthewj 15:34:39 10/15/20 (0)
- RE: seeking first tube amplifier advice - immatthewj 17:56:33 10/12/20 (0)
- $1000 will give you a choice of - Ross 09:49:33 10/12/20 (2)
- RE: $1000 will give you a choice of - PakProtector 17:08:42 10/18/20 (0)
- RE: $1000 will give you a choice of - ivan_terrible 01:04:08 10/13/20 (0)
- Do you have one listening room or two? - andy evans 09:00:01 10/12/20 (5)
- RE: Do you have one listening room or two? - catbert242000@yahoo.com 12:14:58 10/12/20 (4)
- RE: Do you have one listening room or two? - immatthewj 12:57:30 10/12/20 (3)
- RE: Do you have one listening room or two? - catbert242000@yahoo.com 14:03:20 10/12/20 (2)
- RE: Do you have one listening room or two? - immatthewj 15:53:59 10/12/20 (0)
- RE: Do you have one listening room or two? - immatthewj 15:35:30 10/12/20 (0)
- RE: seeking first tube amplifier advice - Eli Duttman 02:04:31 10/12/20 (8)
- What Eli says - get a phono stage! - andy evans 01:47:06 10/13/20 (7)
- RE: What Eli says - get a phono stage! - immatthewj 15:21:55 10/13/20 (6)
- RE: What Eli says - get a phono stage! - Eli Duttman 19:39:09 10/13/20 (5)
- RE: What Eli says - get a phono stage! - immatthewj 19:49:49 10/13/20 (4)
- RE: What Eli says - get a phono stage! - Eli Duttman 21:48:34 10/13/20 (3)
- RE: What Eli says - get a phono stage! - immatthewj 21:24:14 10/14/20 (1)
- RE: What Eli says - get a phono stage! - Eli Duttman 23:22:35 10/14/20 (0)
- RE: What Eli says - get a phono stage! - immatthewj 10:40:55 10/14/20 (0)
- RE: seeking first tube amplifier advice - tubular.well 22:05:23 10/11/20 (1)
- RE: seeking first tube amplifier advice - immatthewj 22:41:40 10/11/20 (0)
- RE: seeking first tube amplifier advice - immatthewj 13:43:51 10/11/20 (2)
- RE: seeking first tube amplifier advice - immatthewj 15:58:35 10/11/20 (1)
- RE: seeking first tube amplifier advice - Eli Duttman 01:45:48 10/12/20 (0)
- I see an Anthem Amp-1 for sale on eBay - jedrider 12:01:55 10/11/20 (0)
- RE: "Altec (Valencia based) home built speakers I constructed with Altec components" - Ivan303 11:44:10 10/11/20 (1)
- RE: "Altec (Valencia based) home built speakers I constructed with Altec components" - catbert242000@yahoo.com 12:29:49 10/12/20 (0)
- RE: seeking first tube amplifier advice - Nunki 08:49:07 10/11/20 (2)
- RE: seeking first tube amplifier advice - catbert242000@yahoo.com 09:15:24 10/11/20 (1)
- RE: seeking first tube amplifier advice - Nunki 11:41:50 10/11/20 (0)
- Hard to find a tube amp for 1K new. - viridian 08:39:55 10/11/20 (0)