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    What is a good starter Tube Amp?

    in Talkin' Tubes

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    It comes down to quality sound vs quantity sound. If you want to hear your speakers at their best go for a SET and when you want to rattle walls go to your SS. Quantity and quality comes with a bigger price tag that what you stated you want to spend. There is absolutely nothing wrong in using 2 amps. I have my connections where I can swap out different amps in less than 2 minutes. 

    What do you think about bi-amping the speakers? Using a tube amp for the mid and tweeter drivers, and use the the solid state amp for the woofer only? Is that getting the best of both worlds, or is that not a good idea? 

    What is a good starter Tube Amp?

    in Talkin' Tubes

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    Bossman, I just replied to your PM.  Jim and JP gave you great advice!  Tell us about your listening environment such as the size of the room, how close to the speakers you sit when listening, whether the room has a lot of sound absorbing stuff like drapes, sofas, etc., and most importantly how loudly you listen.  The last point is going to be critical in determining how much power you will need.  The SET JP referenced above is only about 1.5 wpc and may not be enough power for you if you like to crank it up a lot.   Maynard 
     

    Room is 15x25, with only a sofa and hardwood floors. Listening position is about 8 feet from speakers, and most importantly I listen at loud levels sometimes, especially when the wife is not home. Loud meaning just enough to rattle all the walls of the house, but not too loud to point my neighbors are hearing my music. For some reason, Im thinking 1.5 watts would not be enough. 

    What is a good starter Tube Amp?

    in Talkin' Tubes

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    Krispy Kirk: Ok, my listening room is about 15x25. Listening position is aprox 8 feet from speakers. Just a sofa in the room, with hardwood floors. I am currently using a NAD 3020 Integrated amplifier. I would prefer a integrated stereo tube amp ( less mumbo jumbo ), but a power tube amp would also be ok. And sure, used gear is ok.

    Three questions for Bossman:   1) What are you using currently?   2) Are you interested in a power amp or an integrated?  (depending on your answer to #1 above, you might be able to keep using your preamp assuming you have one)   3) Is used gear OK?

    What is a good starter Tube Amp?

    in Talkin' Tubes

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    http://www.ebay.com/...ycAAOSwj0NUj~dB     $140 plus shipping and you are only in it for $200. Someone like myself can assemble and fully test it including tweaks and a few upgrades probably run another $200. So $400 isn't bad for a tube amp!! I had my doubts on these kits but they perform quite well for the money.   If you can get Maynards amp I would do that but this is a viable second option.

    Now that's an option. I have seen some diy kits but didn't really think I had the capabilities of assembling it myself. I can solder but that is about it. 

    Who wants to mentor me?

    in Talkin' Tubes

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    im no tech savvy guru by any means, but i think it is possible that the email could have gone to the spam folder.

    I just sent you a PM with a copy of the email Jim.  Did you check your spam on the chance that my emails got dumped in there?   Maynard

    What is a good starter Tube Amp?

    in Talkin' Tubes

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    Hi everyone. I am looking to buy my first tube amplifier to pair with Klipsch speakers. Is it possible to get a decent tube amp under five hundred bucks? Some of the speakers it would be powering are Cornwall II's, Heresys, Forte II's and RF-3's. I listen to a wide variety of music including hip-hop, and I like a decent amount of bass, so Im not sure if an extremely low powered amp would be enough. Any suggestions for a good budget amp? Also how important is it to use a Tube Pre-Amp with a tube power amp? Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

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    Cornwall Sound Question

    in Technical/Restorations

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    I own a pair of 1985 Cornwall II's and they seem to sound very well balanced to me. The bass is also solid, but I too sometimes turn up the bass on my pre amp when I really want to push them hard (which I do very often). I have mine set up to a 70wpc class A amplifier in a 1350 square foot shop and they sound great, even when the the eq setting are set to flat. I listen to them all day Monday-Friday 9-5 at my place of employment. A great speaker to say the least. Mine are awaiting a re-cap that will be happing very soon.

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