Name your valve amp?

[papichulo]

Hi I was looking into a valve pre/power combo. I would like to know what the people here have? And also what speakers you use with them? Thanks

 

[Dik Dolan]

Ear 834 phono into a Glasshouse 300b SET (hificollective kit), speakers are IPL s3 kits (ribbon tweeter version).

 

[chrisp]

Manley Stingray with Meadowlark Shearwater HR's, drives them with ease.

 

[yahoodie elbow]

tube technology unisis 35w EL84 into royd apexs. . pure bliss.

 

[LinearMan]

Not a pre/power, but a superb integrated ~ he Prima Luna Prologue One into Harbeth C7s ~ intoxicating.

 

[RobHolt]

WAD PreII/PhonoII/PSUII and KAT6550 power amp into Impulse H2 horns.

LOUD! :yikes:

 

[lordsummit]

Another integrated, Ming-Da M34A

 

[TonyL]

Prima Luna Prologue Two into Harbeth C7s, still burning in as it's brand new, but damn fine.

Tony.

 

[Stereo Mic]

Berning ZH270 powering Merlin TSM MX.

Right up there with a Linn Majik I suspect.

 

[Neil]

WAD Kit 88 (taken as far as it can go, I think, by Richard Maile) into Merlin VSM Ms with BBAM.

I'm pretty happy and think I'd have to spend a lot more than I can to improve things a lot - although I'm always open to suggestions....;-)...

 

[Robbo]

I'm a member of the Merlin club too.

Audio Research CA50 integrated into Merlin TSM-MX. Damn fine combination.

 

[titian]

Modified Sonic Frontier SFL-2 (pre) into Nestorovic NA-1 (power) into Nestorovic System 16 (ls).

 

[Paul L]

834P Deluxe phono into Audio Note design custom pre, Audio Innovations First Audio 6B4G valve non-production monoblocks, Cadence Amaya esl hybrids and an SME10 set-up on the front. Lots of LFD cabling.

 

[la toilette]

Copland CTA401 integrated, into Tannoy Cheviots.

 

[SCIDB]

Hi

Border Patrol S10 (with extra power supplies) into Impulse H2 or Living Voice Avatars OBXs loudspeakers. Currently with the H2s in place.

Pre amp duties are between Django TVC, Border Patrol Control Unit and SJS Arcadia Model 1.

A Valve Phono stage, a modified Audio Innovations P2, handles the main turntable duties.

SCIDB

 

[RobHolt]

Hi

Border Patrol S10 (with extra power supplies) into Impulse H2 or Living Voice Avatars OBXs loudspeakers. Currently with the H2s in place.

Pre amp duties are between Django TVC, Border Patrol Control Unit and SJS Arcadia Model 1.

A Valve Phono stage, a modified Audio Innovations P2, handles the main turntable duties.

SCIDB

Ah...another H2 user

How do you find compared to the OBX?

Rob.

 

[yahoodie elbow]

quite a few valve users then
why valves, and what did you have before?

 

[badchamp]

Audion 300b monos. (22w per channel) into Von Schweikert VR-1 (89db 8ohm). Passive pre. Seems to do the trick for me.

Never thought of naming the amps before. How about Andrew and Anthony.

Have gone from Creek int to Exposure (pre/pow), to Audio Analogue Bellini/ Donizetti (pre/pow) to Audion/ Conrad Johnson PV-10 pre to Audion/Music First.

Why? Easy answer - audiophoolishness, seeking more natural sound I can just disapper into and not listen to a hi-fi also valves amps are waaay cooler, difficult answer - ask my therapist !

 

[dunkyboy]

Pre amp duties are between Django TVC, Border Patrol Control Unit and SJS Arcadia Model 1.

A Valve Phono stage, a modified Audio Innovations P2, handles the main turntable duties.

SCIDB

What are your thoughts on the Django? It looks most interesting...

P.S. - Currently have Audio Innovations L2 pre into ATC Active 20s. Great fun, lively, colourful and, for lack of a better word, "musical" setup, though the pre is definitely the bottleneck. Am currently playing with a Bel Canto SEP-1 and EAR 864, both excellent though very different.

Dunc

 

[bottleneck]

ear 834p, consonance basie (kit), Conrad Johnson premier 11a