![]() Like esoteric, no longer made tubes that change the sound so much you have to spend the money to get them. Plus, add in that the world of tube amplification seems to bring out the wilder tweaks. Don't ever blow a speaker unless you want your tube amp to go up with it as they can't drive an open load. Don't fall asleep or you prematurely wear your tubes out and according to a few users, could cause a house fire. ![]() Pick the right speakers - gotta get that synergy. Don't turn on/turn off too quickly (and those random turn on pops in a cold room are so fun!). Tubes? Are you kidding me here? Find the right tubes. Besides, for me, tubes really were a hassle that I couldn't justify when I couldn't really hear any difference between them and my SS amps.Īnd be real here - tubes are nothing like solid state. Part of it was that I decided to downsize and my new home didn't have a listening room where excessive heat wasn't too big of a problem. I came very close to buying a Decware amp based on Lon's recommendations but by the time I decided to go that way, I was moving away from tubes. That was not really that hot and I almost kept it because of that. I also had a Mcintosh MX-110 tube preamp. ![]() ![]() One was a Quicksilver GLA E元4-based amp and the other was a Macintosh MC-240, a 6L6-based amp. I had two different two amps during my "tube phase". ![]()
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