Tony Boone Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 I was thinking of building a tube amp from a kit. Have been eyeing the products on bottlehead.com. I was browsing audiogon.com and found a Cary CAD-808 (Rocket 88) 20 Watts - Triode, 40 Watts - Ultra-Linear for $1450.00. The kit that I want is right at $1500 for mono blocks but the used Cary has more power output and certainly looks nicer. Other than doing it yourself would it not be best to buy a used tube amp and get more value for the same money than to buy a kit? I'm in the early stages of my tube education and any information would be gratefully appreciated, Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 Tell me about your preamp (Citation)? The Rocket needs considerable gain. Though undoubtably a great amp -- The Rockets often show up on Audiogon because people mate them with inappropriate preamps. I love the Cary gear -- buy you might want to shy away from this particular amp. If you are new to tubes and don't have developed soldering skills -- you might want to hold off on the kit idea for a while as well. Would still like to know more about your preamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Boone Posted May 24, 2003 Author Share Posted May 24, 2003 ---------------- On 5/24/2003 10:20:56 PM DeanG wrote: Tell me about your preamp (Citation)? If you are new to tubes and don't have developed soldering skills ... ---------------- Will have to find the information on my Citation 25, not sure of its' location. I build high end workstations, servers and networks. Have done some soldering and think I could probably put an amp together. Will do more research on tubes before I commit the money. Can't wait to hear tubes through my La Scalas. Thanks, Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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