I gravitated to tube preamps for my main system and for office and my headphone systems. But stayed away from tubed amps because I liked speakers requiring very high current and I really like high reliability and not having to play with my equipment to keeping it working correctly (biasing). As soon as I saw the new Audio Research 160m a couple years ago I knew finally it was time. No biasing and longer tube life. I am really happy I finally got there, my system sounds better by large measure than ever before.
Also I still remember the wonderful warm sound of music coming out of the tube mono console radio that was in my bedroom in the mid ‘60s. I would have to turn it down to a whisper so my parents could not hear that I was still awake. The sound was so wonderfully warm and musical. Never forgot it. I am guessing it was built in the ‘50s.
__________________
George
Main: Aurender W20SE music streamer, ARC REF 9SE DAC / CD, Linn LP 12, Koetsu Rosewood SignCartrige, ARC REF 3 Phono Stage, ARC REF 6SE Preamp, ARC 160s amp, Sonus Faber Amati Traditional Speakers,Transparent Ultra IC & SC Library:Aurender N100, Ayre QB9 2020 DAC, Woo WA5-LE amp upgraded tubes, Focal Utopia HP, Sennheiser 800s HP, LCD HP.
|