brian berube Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I know, I know I am a rube. Bear with me. I have only used integrated tube amplifiers. I am looking to buy a McIntosh tube power amplifier. How do I hook it up? Can I use a solid state amp as a pre-amplifier? How do I do it? Thanks in advance for all the help you can give. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 You can use an integrated as a pre-amp if it has pre-amp output jacks. there will be u-shape clips that will often need to be removed. You may not need a pre-amp if you have sources that have their own volume controls and have high level out puts. some CD's, media servers, and DACs, as well as SAT recivers have outputs that can deliver as much as 2 volts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Brian, Using a solid state preamp with a tube poweramp is doable, but it may not be an improvement over what you are already hearing. The tube flavor seems to come more from the preamp side than the power amp side. The Mac tube amp sounds pretty exciting. What have you got in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian berube Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 Daddy, I am looking at a MacIntosh 250. I currently have a Scott 299, this after first being initiated to tubes with a Sansui 1000. But if what you are saying about the no improvement makes me wonder what I should do. Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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