It has not been said in a while (afaik)

thsmith
thsmith Posts: 6,082
edited May 2010 in Electronics
Tubes
Rule!
Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • dubradio
    dubradio Posts: 181
    edited May 2010
    Personally I concur :)


    .. But solid state has its place :P
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited May 2010
    agree Kyle.

    I am just a little pumped with my Wright WPP100C. I have 3 quads of 6er5s coming and a nice pair of 12Au7s coming from Doc.

    2 Quads showed up today and my new volume control for my Wright WLA12A came today.

    Yahooo !
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited May 2010
    Tube pre with solid state amps RULE!
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited May 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Tube pre with solid state amps RULE!

    Joe, don't you have the Nelson Pass SS like 30 watt amp that weights as much as a super model ?
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited May 2010
    Nope, a hybrid integrated amp that puts out 350 clean wpc! It weighs like 80 or 90 lbs I believe or whatever, it's just plain heavy.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Tube pre with solid state amps RULE!

    Best of both worlds.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited May 2010
    KyleShufelt wrote: »


    .. But solid state has its place :P

    This is true. I keep mine in the closet. :p
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,650
    edited May 2010
    thsmith wrote: »
    Tubes
    Rule!

    Reported.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited May 2010
    Running RCA clear tops and trying Sylvania 6er5s (USA)
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,883
    edited May 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Tube pre with solid state amps RULE!


    Gotta concur here sir!. I cannot wait for my next addition to the rig, but I am sworn to absolute secrecy.:):cool:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited May 2010
    sweet looking pre--I might have seen that before--congrats ;)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited May 2010
    george daniel wrote: »
    sweet looking pre--I might have seen that before--congrats ;)

    Thanks George, I bet you have and listened to it as well.

    Have gain controls per channel is nice and the 6er5s are cheap too.

    It is a very quiet phono stage.

    Thanks again for the lead.

    BTW, my volume control came and will be installed over the next couple of days.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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