I prefer the sound from equipment with tubes but wow the heat is brutal! Great for winter months of listening with a toasty listening room but look out summer. Has anyone ever switched to all SS just to get away from the heat factor?
I prefer the sound from equipment with tubes but wow the heat is brutal! Great for winter months of listening with a toasty listening room but look out summer. Has anyone ever switched to all SS just to get away from the heat factor?
Hehe, never say "never", Andre. It *could* happen one day. It seems IME, that it becomes one of many folks' journey in this hobby....if even only for a short stint along one's journey.
Marty, if you would like to GTG sometime, I am game. It's always nice to have local folks to learn from and share good tunes with.
Tom
Tom I think your offer sounds like a wonderful idea. I have learned so much from listening to others systems and sharing notes on new music.
Andre I am with you on tube power amps, 100 watts is more than enough. My issue is my BAT preamp puts out as much heat as the ST100. I think I am going to start cooking on my audio equipment.
Andre that MF must have been a very high biased class a/b amp or class a. Did you ever figure out why it ran so hot?
Amps usually sound better with the bias cranked. How did this one sound?
I thought the heat generated was a function of the wattage and class of operation.
So, wouldn't a tube amp running Class A at X watts produce the same heat as a SS amp
running Class A at X watts
I prefer the sound from equipment with tubes but wow the heat is brutal! Great for winter months of listening with a toasty listening room but look out summer.
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