Tube amps best? CA&E high-end amp review

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08-02-2005, 12:50 PM

Doan

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Anyone see the new CA&E article about the 4 high end amps tested? The TRU Technology tube amp won. I'm not saying that it is the best, it just best out the other 4 amps, one being the zapco c2k. it was just an amp class test, so i guess tube amps are better than other classes. Any opinions? I have a class a/b tru technology 4.100 with burr-brown upgrade and i want to go to the copper series, prolly the tube-hybrid amp. Its a lot of money, but i spent a lot of time in my car and i really enjoy my music, it makes the time go by quicker.

08-02-2005, 01:47 PM

Dereck Waller

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Yes that amp is the best when running a terrible sounding set of $10,000 8 ohm home speakers. To take a review like that as gospel is asking for trouble.

08-02-2005, 07:27 PM

veeman

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I don't let anyone tell me what sounds best..except a couple of pals on the side of my head, I consider them the true experts.

08-03-2005, 06:40 AM

bluetroll

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i DO agree that tube amps sound very good... the sound produced is so very warm.

08-03-2005, 11:44 AM

Dereck Waller

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In the review they said they couldn't hear any 'warmth' over the other designs. The speakers they used had over 100 dB sensitivity and only utilized about a watt of power from the amps. In that situation I could see how a 13 watt by 2 amp (or whatever it was rated at) could win. In the real world I sure would expect different results.