Are you getting true tube sound

JimBRICK
JimBRICK Posts: 1,543
edited November 2007 in Electronics
Ok Guys I'm moving soon into a new house. New house means I'm going to start a new 2 channel system. What I want to know is if I decide to go tube preamp with a solid state power amp, Will I get that true tube sound still?
2 CHANNEL
Speaker - Klipsch Heresy II
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited November 2007
    Absolutely. That's the best combination in my travels. I own tube amps but they haven't been in the rotation for over a year. It's probably just laziness but I prefer the sonic reason :)
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • JimBRICK
    JimBRICK Posts: 1,543
    edited November 2007
    Awesome, I want to get some speakers with better lower end (the heresy's I have have little bass). But when I go with less efficient speaker the Sp3 I have has trouble keeping up. What I was thinking of getting for a while now is the sunfire symphonic power amp. Now I just have to find a nice preamp and cdp. Speakers are going to be the onix Strata minis
    2 CHANNEL
    Speaker - Klipsch Heresy II
    Under construction
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited November 2007
    I have an new Audio Research SP-16 pre-amp on the 'Gon and a AR CD-3 if your interested. Either way, I'm sure you'll figure something out.

    Ricardo has the same pre-amp including some stellar tubes available for less, so you can go that route as well. Ricardo is ultra-solid to deal with.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • JimBRICK
    JimBRICK Posts: 1,543
    edited November 2007
    this wont be until the move goes through in february. I figure I'd sell off everything and start new in the new house
    2 CHANNEL
    Speaker - Klipsch Heresy II
    Under construction
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited November 2007
    Great idea, screw that old gear.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • thejck
    thejck Posts: 849
    edited November 2007
    how would a tube dac and a solid state preamp and amp compare....
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  • dipiazza
    dipiazza Posts: 363
    edited November 2007
    Runnin the SP3 with the Mini's myself. I have em in a small room, but i think the sp3 does pretty well.
    Terps Swimming!
    HT Setup
    TV: Vizio VX32L
    Reciever: Pioneer VSX-D914
    HD-DVD Player: Toshiba HD-A2
    Fronts: Polk R50s
    Surounds: Polk R30s
    Center: Polk R20's
    Subwoofer: SVS 20-39PCi

    2CH Setup
    Integrated: Onix SP3 Tube
    CD Player: Sony CDP-CX355
    Speakers: Onix Strata Mini in PR Finish
    Signal Cable: Classic Speaker, Analog 1 IC

    Headphones
    Grado SR 60, Bang & Olufsen A8, Shure e3

    Other Stuff in Use
    Onix xls, Dual Onix x-subs, Onix Ref .5, Dahlquist M903, Teac A-1D, Marantz 1060
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,564
    edited November 2007
    SP3 should do fine with the Mini Strata's.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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