TommyC Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Ok. I have been sick for two days and have spent the whole time cruising all the forums I could find. Audio Overload for sure, but I learn alot from what little I actually understand! I ran into one argument that I would like to hear your oppinions on (and I Hope I don't start another war with this!). When using Tube amplification, what are your thoughts on sources? The argument I found was: a) tubes, tubes, nothing but tubes! and with tube amps adding their coloration to the output, your sources should be as clean as possible and not add any coloration to the signal. Thoughts? Thanks! Tommy C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 I use a top grade digital source, Toshiba 900E DVD/A player and vinyl front end through tube amplification. I guess all tube/analogue would be ideal but at the very least you can enjoy great tube sound by ensuring that prior to sending any signal down your speaker cables, the last electronic device influencing your music tonality are tubes and the tube amps' output transformers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Any descent quality source will do just fine just pick your poison ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyC Posted June 24, 2004 Author Share Posted June 24, 2004 Well, for me it always seems to come down to available $$$, so I was just asking out of curiosity. Trying to learn as much as I can just in Case i ever win the loto or something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 When I got my first tube PP monoblocks I was informed that I should go with a SS preamp to prevent too much "tube" softness. Made sense, so I did. Was it a good idea? Hell, I don't know, but I did learn this: good PP tube set sounds pretty much the same as a good SS amp. I doubt if I could tell them apart in a blind A-B test... Now I'm running all SS McIntosh gear. There is alot of difference in preamps, though. Tubes are fine but they take more care than SS, of course. Do I think that tubes are worth it (biasing, replacing and/or rolling)? Well, some of my friends still drool over my "old" system; I'm not sure why because my Mc's sure work for me, but I think that they were impressed by the glow of the tubes. Really. It is a non-audio effect that some people really respond to, sort of like candle light. Just a guess at this point... DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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