Solid State Power Amps That Sound Most Like Tubes?
2010年11月6日 · The best solid state amps that have tube-like characteristics I have ever heard that are reasonabl;y priced are the Clayton S40 amps (the MSRP is $2,950 & I'm sure are …
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2021年6月4日 · And many (most) solid state amps use current limiters to protect their output stages from excessive current draw by their loads. A SS amp that will happily say, 5 Amps into …
BAT Solid State Amps? - Audiogon Discussion Forum
2004年12月8日 · What does that tell you? I have a BAT tube cd player, phono preamp and preamp, and I like a solid state amplifier. I don't own a BAT amp though. I feel their tube …
Matching solid state amps with tube based pre amps
2021年10月9日 · The preamp is so important in getting the sound right. Audio Research preamps have been at the center of my system for over 40 years. I moved to a tube amp a couple of …
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2020年5月9日 · Good sound, in concept. I use an ancient (1963) Macintosh C-20 with solid state amps, with my magneplanars. I've tried other preamps, but none sound as clear an accurate …
Is age bad for solid state amps? - Audiogon Discussion Forum
2011年1月14日 · The output transistors in solid-state amps can go out of production, and if such an amp loses an output device, it can't be fixed and the amp is toast. This won't happen to a …
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2009年12月17日 · There are some writing confuse me, such as: “it is not important to use tube phon stage, solid state will be better.” I even read the statement says: pre amp is the least …
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2011年12月29日 · The one thing that tends to "wear out" with solid-state amps is the capacitors ("caps"). In a decent amp, they tend to last many thousands of hours, therefore providing …
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2018年10月5日 · Not universally accepted, like by me for instance, who does not particularly like Pass amps at all. I'll take much less expensive Parasound over Pass any day of the week. …
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2014年12月7日 · Pass Labs amps have the advantages of solid state, but the sound of tubes. This is in my personal taste the best balance. When you want an even more tube sound add a …