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In Reply to: RE: More Confused Every Day posted by 70padams on January 09, 2017 at 12:39:07
Howdy, and welcome.
You may have to help us out a little to get the best advice. How big is the room you're wanting to put this in, and how loud do you like to listen? Is spousal acceptance an issue (many ladies do not like to see large speakers in a family room or other)? What kind of sources need to be considered? LP? CD? Streaming? I would definitely advise the purchase of used gear. You will get a lot more bang for your buck that way. Many here are not fond of gear made in China such as the Yaqin. Although, Yaqin is one thought of more favorably than others.
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Your a DIY guy. Find some Dynaco gear ST70, MKiv monos or ST35 needing an update (or get one of Bob Latino's kits). The cost of entry is low and there are many support paths to follow. I recommend you stay away from the PAS 2/3 preamps, you can get better.
Also look into an EL84/7189 integrated such as Scott, Sherwood or Harman Kardon.
For speakers I would recommend a Klipsch Forte or it's little brother the Quartet. Efficient, not much power needed and tuned to tube gear and not small but a moderate size speaker that will serve well.
The Dynaco MKiv monos with the Klipsch Quartets combo I have in a second system, works nicely
Room is about 600 square feet (bedroom). I do not want large speakers and I do not listen at loud or even moderately loud volumes. Will have a listening area situated fairly close to location of system. Bookshelf size will be fine with me.
CD and streaming will be primary methods of listening to music.
600 square ft is huge for a bedroom.
My house used to be a small dairy barn (small for a barn). I spent the last two years working on it. The bedroom is just under 25X25. Plus it has a 25X10 loft in the room.
integrated amplifier and the least expensive (or what you are willing to spend per the stated budget) Tekton Lore floor standing speakers.
The MP because I assume the radio you like the sound of is a single ended (not push/pull) design.
The Tekton Lores because they have similarities to single wide range drivers (again the sound you enjoy from your tube radio).
My living room system uses single ended 3 watt tube amps and 8" wide range speakers/drivers, which, on a whole, is not a far cry from your tube radio.
I'm considering such a setup myself as I need to simplify things.
Yes, that is a rather big bedroom. So it is a large room with a large object in it!
I use a room of similar size. A ordinary tube amplifier is quite sufficient for such a room size. I use a 40-watt tube amplifier with no problem. If you really want to rock, that is different story, though.
A nice little system I put together for my daughter a while back was the Jolida FX 10 and a pair of PSB Alpha B1's. The Jolida uses a pair of 12AX7 and a quad of EL84's. Puts out 10 to 12 watts as I recall. The amp, speakers and cables came in around $800 or so. Prices have gone up some, but if you're a good shopper, or don't mind buying used, you can still do it for less than a grand. Turned out to be a real sweet sounding little system too. Substituting some JJ 5751's for the stock 12AX7's really helps the sound of the amp. It is no where near the last word in bass reproduction, but for the styles of music you mentioned it should more than satisfy. Surprisingly good sound for such a small package.
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