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Originally Posted by decooney
Hehe. I know, not a bad I idea 'eh. My upgraded SLP-98 pre (love it) is for another system, and I've been swapping it in/out for now. Not a long term thing I want to do. On that note this week I was offered a LP3a and a second Inspire Hot Rod amp through a through a colleague who's not using it much any more. Like me, he wanted to "try one" and see what the hype is about, and all good. He has other systems. I thought about it some, essentially considering running two stereo amps for my bi-ampable speakers. While its something I'd like to try, it's another level to step up to now competing with my own main system and there are other local mono block considerations It's good to have tube amp options these days. Hard to believe I'm still enjoying this hobby after five decades. Tube amps and the sound they produce is good therapy after a long week at work  |
Could you try his LP3a in your system? It has more gain than the LP27a.
IMHO, you still need more hours on your amp. I don't think the caps have fully settled in.