richieb Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Considering moving from a fully modded Cayin tube integrated to a tube pre-amp and direct coupled MOSFET SS power amp. Pre will be a TAD-150 from Paul at Bizzybee teamed with a Parasound power amp of 125 or 200 WPC. What do I lose/gain? Are the lush harmonics of tubes a feature of the pre-amp section or power amp. Also considering an SS integrated from Electrcompaniet using a dual mono Class A balanced design by Dr. Matti Otala. Or do I throw in the towel and stay with what is currently sounding so nice with Cornwalls, tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dflip Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 I have tried two tube preamps with an Acurus A-150 amp, Mapletree Audio 4A SE and an Antique Sound preamp. Both were okay, but I was underwelmed and really wondered what all the fuss was about. When hooked up to a tube amp, it was a whole different package. This doesn't mean that there can't be a good marriage between SS and tubes, but my Acurus amp didn't provide that sound option for me. It still sounded a lot more like a SS system than a tube based one. I really think you have to go all out and go for a tube amp and preamp combination to get the most out of your Cornwalls. Good luck in your experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dflip Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Richard, do us all a favour and don't ask the same question in two different posts within ten minutes of one another. Technically they are two different questions, but just barely. Give us a chance to respond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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