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September 28, 2021, 9:11am
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We’ve discussed this several times. Start with these threads:
Pretty simple debate. Are “budget” tube amps worth it? Also, where should you Just say, I need to save up and buy that instead of settling.
As for me, I have never owned a tube amp but I do enjoy them and I am looking into it. There are a lot of factors in doing so and I am a bit hesitant as to where I need to draw the line for “worth it.” Any help/ recommendations are very welcome but I am probably more interested just to hear what you guys think about the question.
Forgot to mention why the Echo has been good. This is a copy/paste from another PM so sorry if I posted the same thing in another thread.
The Echo is a warm, relaxed amp. It has this moderately spacious, atmospheric stage drawing the listener into the music. Found the upper mids to lower treble has most of the euphony it can dish out. Jsim puts it like this.
“Imagine playing a C note on a piano The 2nd order harmonic is an overtone caused by a “ripple” effect at double the frequency of the fu…
https://www.schiit.com/products/loki was really good, but ultimately I sold it because I was fiddling too much on each track instead of listening. It was a distraction. I guess my OCD is showing.
So… Tubes.
I was recently contacted by Jim Hagerman from Hagerman Audio Labs in Honolulu, Hawaii and Jim asked me if I would like to try his new TUBA headphone amplifier. How could I refuse!
Well being an old tube guy remembering my electricity (yes electricity) class and labs where we had to draw load lines and build vacuum tube circuits I have a fond love for all things with vacuum tubes.
So at first I checked in with the admins to make sure it was ok to do a review or what I like to call an “experienc…
The OTL models (e.g., Bottlehead Crack) will work only with high impedance dynamic driver headphones. For the Arya in the sub $1K bracket, you’ll likely end up with a tube hybrid such as the Lyr 3.
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