Solid State Power Amps That Sound Most Like Tubes?
Nov 6, 2010 · 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 about half that price on the used market) and the Clayton M100 (which I have seen on Audiogon at $3,000).
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Jun 4, 2021 · 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 an 8 ohm resistor, will complain mightily if the phase angle of the load shifts towards 90 degrees and the impedance becomes much lower, drawing current the amp can't cover ...
BAT Solid State Amps? - Audiogon Discussion Forum
Dec 8, 2004 · 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 products represent a very good value for the dollar, while their solid state products are simply competative. Their SS products aren't bad, they just don't represent as good a value ...
Matching solid state amps with tube based pre amps
Oct 9, 2021 · 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 years ago. In retrospect, I wish I had done it decades ago. While more power is good… more musical is better. All of my solid state amps were designed by Pass…
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May 9, 2020 · 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 as my old Mac. Whatever you do, get a high quality preamp.
Is age bad for solid state amps? - Audiogon Discussion Forum
Jan 14, 2011 · 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 tube amp that uses output tubes common in the tens of thousands of tubed guitar amps that are sold each year, e.g., EL-34's, 6L6, 6V6, 6550, etc., or that use a classic ...
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Dec 17, 2009 · 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 important of the whole audio chain.” Well, what I am thinking about is keep tube system for both my phon stage and pre amp, use solid state for power amps replace tube ...
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Dec 29, 2011 · 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 years of use, but they do fail over time.
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Oct 5, 2018 · 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. They are more conventionally designed. Many amps use local feedack instead of global and then even sparingly. Below 0.5% of distortion, it is a wide open playground.
Tube Preamp vs Solid State - Audiogon Discussion Forum
Dec 7, 2014 · 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 tube pre amp. I would never choose for a tube power and pre amp. When you are aware of the speed, dynamics and timing of a Pass Labs poweramp you cannot go back.