twistedcrankcammer Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Good Morning everyone !! I realize that generally speaking in a 2 channel system, a tube pre amp with a SS amp is considered superior to a SS pre with a tube amp. Along that same thought process, I was wondering since I use my same system for both Movies and Stereo listening, does anyone make a good 7.1 / 7.2 tube Pre Amp or is a Marantz SS as about as good as I will find for this ?? Thoughts please ?? Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 I use SS pre in 5.1 and HT mode but still run my tubes for the LR (at least for now) and let class D run the RL/RR/C I think once we get into 5.1+, we need some room correction and timing capabilities... that's where the modern AVR is valuable. is there a modern tube pre with those capabilities? not sure, but I bet where there is a will there is a way, an expensive way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 https://www.ebay.com/itm/FOSGATE-AUDIONICS-FAP-V1-NEW-40-OF-50-WORLDS-ONLY-TUBE-MULTI-CHANNEL-PREAMP-/164004834207 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davecv41 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 A while back, when I used a Sony TA-E1000 ESD AV preamp, which has 2 front outs, I switched between a SS amp and a homemade 45 tube amp using a 4PDT toggle switch on the speaker wires. My goal in the late 80s, when I got started in surround sound, was to build a good audio system with video capability. Two La Scalas, an H1, four H2s, two Khorns, an Academy, and a Belle later, I think I'll probably end up using a 4PDT toggle switch again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 9 hours ago, mike stehr said: https://www.ebay.com/itm/FOSGATE-AUDIONICS-FAP-V1-NEW-40-OF-50-WORLDS-ONLY-TUBE-MULTI-CHANNEL-PREAMP-/164004834207 Mike, A little out of my league on price there. Guess I will limp along on SS a little while longer If my pockets were that deep, I would have a pair of Jubes or make a down payment on a Carver Silver 7, before I bought that.. Roger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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