Need new tube amp!

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Re: Need new tube amp!
« Reply #20 on: 20 Jul 2021, 03:42 pm »

Martin Logan I think.
https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=177229.msg1865451#msg1865451

Thanks for the link.  :thumb:  I wasn't aware of that thread. The Reisong amp isn't appropriate for his needs then.

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Re: Need new tube amp!
« Reply #21 on: 20 Jul 2021, 04:36 pm »
Thanks for everyone's replies! Yes my speakers are the Martin Logan motion ESL! To update you I decided to go with Prima Luna Evo 300 power amp. That was my max budget. I wish I could have gotten mono blocks like Jadis😢 but no beuno! I just prefer the extra sense of presence of what tubes can do accurate or not! Audio circle forums are so helpful and full of knowledgeable people! I will soliciting suggestions for best cheap 12au7 tubes next!👏😃

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Re: Need new tube amp!
« Reply #22 on: 20 Jul 2021, 05:09 pm »
Thanks for everyone's replies! Yes my speakers are the Martin Logan motion ESL! To update you I decided to go with Prima Luna Evo 300 power amp. That was my max budget. I wish I could have gotten mono blocks like Jadis😢 but no beuno! I just prefer the extra sense of presence of what tubes can do accurate or not! Audio circle forums are so helpful and full of knowledgeable people! I will soliciting suggestions for best cheap 12au7 tubes next!👏😃

Congrats but you had me confused, thought you were looking for power amp(s) not an integrated ? so, did you get the power amp or the integrated ?

Regardless , don't go tube rolling crazy until you have had time to listen and digest what came with the Evo, you need to establish a benchmark for your ears !

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Re: Need new tube amp!
« Reply #23 on: 20 Jul 2021, 05:15 pm »
Hey don't fret. That integrated is as dual mono as you can get minus the two power cords. :thumb:

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Re: Need new tube amp!
« Reply #24 on: 20 Jul 2021, 05:55 pm »
... don't go tube rolling crazy until you have had time to listen and digest what came with the Evo, you need to establish a benchmark for your ears !

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Re: Need new tube amp!
« Reply #25 on: 20 Jul 2021, 07:56 pm »
There is floor standing speakers with hi efficiency  :scratch:
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Re: Need new tube amp!
« Reply #26 on: 22 Jul 2021, 05:18 am »
Congrats but you had me confused, thought you were looking for power amp(s) not an integrated ? so, did you get the power amp or the integrated ?

Regardless , don't go tube rolling crazy until you have had time to listen and digest what came with the Evo, you need to establish a benchmark for your ears !

The Primaluna is the Evo 300 power amp! I will be using it with the Conrad Johnson Et3se! My best 12au7 is the Mullard CV4003 but that's the only pair I have. Looking later for a similar tube. Don't feel like paying $150 for one tube.I bought mine many yrs ago for around $40 each.

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« Reply #27 on: 22 Jul 2021, 05:20 am »
+1

No I will wait a bit! Hopefully I will get amp within two weeks!

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Re: Need new tube amp!
« Reply #28 on: 7 Aug 2021, 07:12 pm »
Hey guys!

I read 6c33c has same electrical parameters as a big Triode 845 except one has a better damping factor. Do they both sound the same from mids to highs?

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Re: Need new tube amp!
« Reply #29 on: 7 Aug 2021, 07:47 pm »
Hey guys!

I read 6c33c has same electrical parameters as a big Triode 845 except one has a better damping factor. Do they both sound the same from mids to highs?
No this is the GM70, except the 20V heater.

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Re: Need new tube amp!
« Reply #30 on: 7 Aug 2021, 11:53 pm »
It's not EL34, but here's one that Tyson gave really high praise. It's actually EL84 based, like Decware's Zen Triode. Cost is very reasonable and worth a look: https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=167568.0

Happy Listening!

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Re: Need new tube amp!
« Reply #31 on: 9 Aug 2021, 03:43 am »
No this is the GM70, except the 20V heater.

Ok gotcha! Thanks again! GM tubes cheap but the amps are still expensive!

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« Reply #32 on: 9 Aug 2021, 03:45 am »
It's not EL34, but here's one that Tyson gave really high praise. It's actually EL84 based, like Decware's Zen Triode. Cost is very reasonable and worth a look: https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=167568.0

Happy Listening!

I never tried EL84. Those tubes look small so subconsciously I'm think the sound is lightweight not tonally rich like a big Triode like 211, 805 & 845!

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Re: Need new tube amp!
« Reply #33 on: 9 Aug 2021, 05:47 am »
I never tried EL84. Those tubes look small so subconsciously I'm think the sound is lightweight not tonally rich like a big Triode like 211, 805 & 845!

I thought so too, but I was wrong.  The EL84 is just as big and rich sounding as any SET amp, when it's done well.