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HiFi Audio Equipment Discussion / Re: Tube amplifier basics
« on: December 24, 2023, 10:18:14 AM »
Hi Watchdog,
Thanks for your sharing which I find very informative and practical 👍
Just a quick question if cost permitting whether the usual recommendation of tube preamp with ss power amp is necessarily better vs the other way round with ss (or passive) preamp and tube power amp? I listen to a broad range of music particularly classical music and thus value transparency above all other attributes so that I can better hear each performance/recording as it is. My limited experiences has so far led me to using a ss preamp with tube preamp, with the thinking/feeling that it's probably better to keep the transparency as far upstream as possible and leaving the nice bits of coloration towards the end 😅 I know all these are highly dependent on the gears used but just good to learn from you and others if such rationale makes any sense at all and real life experiences 🙏
Many thanks,
Ed
Thanks for your sharing which I find very informative and practical 👍
Just a quick question if cost permitting whether the usual recommendation of tube preamp with ss power amp is necessarily better vs the other way round with ss (or passive) preamp and tube power amp? I listen to a broad range of music particularly classical music and thus value transparency above all other attributes so that I can better hear each performance/recording as it is. My limited experiences has so far led me to using a ss preamp with tube preamp, with the thinking/feeling that it's probably better to keep the transparency as far upstream as possible and leaving the nice bits of coloration towards the end 😅 I know all these are highly dependent on the gears used but just good to learn from you and others if such rationale makes any sense at all and real life experiences 🙏
Many thanks,
Ed