george
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Interesting the comment about how tube amps require more maintenance and care. I have heard that several times from individuals with whom I have discussed amplifiers. I cannot comment on tube headphone amps as I have had the Melos only a short period, but I have used tube amps and preamps in my system for the past 16 years or so and have found them to be relatively low maintenance. Obviously if you change tubes then you may need to rebias the amp, and trying different tubes to see how the music is changed is actually fun, but optional. IMO the concern of maintenance is not sufficient to rule out tube amps and the wonderous sound they bring to music reproduction. Plus from what I have seen in researching headphone amps, many of them use small signal tubes, such as 6992 or 12AX7 and even if they use EL34 like the ASL, how much demand do they put on the tubes driving headphones? Good tubes will last a long time.
Have fun in your quest and enjoy the music.
Have fun in your quest and enjoy the music.