What was your first Tube gear?

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Re: What was your first Tube gear?
« Reply #60 on: 27 Apr 2011, 05:55 pm »
I bought an HH Scott LK48-B integrated tube amp kit and built it when I was about 16.  I still have it and three of the factory versions that I've bought off eBay.  I'm almost finished re-capping one of them.  Scott designs were ahead of their time and quite over-eigineered.  They still sound great.

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Re: What was your first Tube gear?
« Reply #61 on: 28 Apr 2011, 11:06 pm »
First tube pre was a Dynaco PAS 3  :thumb:

Macezeke

Re: What was your first Tube gear?
« Reply #62 on: 29 Apr 2011, 12:39 am »
Anthem Integrated 1.  I still have it.

Same here. It really is a really nice amp when paired with the right speakers. I had it mated with a pair of Soliloquy 5.0s. I wonder how it would sound now with a pair of Zu Omens? 

pjchappy

Re: What was your first Tube gear?
« Reply #63 on: 29 Apr 2011, 12:42 am »
Bottlehead Foreplay (II, I think???).

Tubes now:

- Peachtree Nova (1 preamp tube)
- Carvin Belair guitar amp (5 preamp, etc. tubes; 4 driver tubes)


Paul

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Re: What was your first Tube gear?
« Reply #64 on: 29 Apr 2011, 02:21 am »
Consonance A-120 Hybrid Integrated amp. One tube in the single-ended circuit, 6H30. Gave me a slight glimpse into the magic of toooooooooobs. :thumb: That hooked me, started me down the valve path and to date all my gear has tubes except for sub amps.

mitch stl

Re: What was your first Tube gear?
« Reply #65 on: 29 Apr 2011, 03:14 am »
I built a Dynaco SCA-35 in 1968. Nice little EL-84 amp with 17 watts a channel. Sounded pretty good with my AR-4x speakers.

Waker

Re: What was your first Tube gear?
« Reply #66 on: 29 Apr 2011, 06:04 am »
My first real tube gear, added this month, so I am new to the circle.  I have just left solid-state amplification behind, and what a difference! 


pardales

Re: What was your first Tube gear?
« Reply #67 on: 29 Apr 2011, 01:38 pm »
VAC Vintage Linestage - 1992

Jerrin

Re: What was your first Tube gear?
« Reply #68 on: 29 Apr 2011, 02:09 pm »
I just got a phone call telling me our power finally came back on, so I'm excited!

I'll be building my first tube equipment after work.   A fully upgraded Dodd Audio tube buffer.

Can't wait!  Gonna be a loooong day at work.      :(