[Lil' Knight]

Could you show me some portable tube amps except the TTVJ millet?

I don't think when mentioning about "tube amp", there's anyone thinks about portable stuffs.

 

[necropimp]

for me tubes belong in 2 things

1. vintage radios
2. on the creation/production side of music (instrument amps, effects, etc...)

solid state is where it's at for listening

 

[jpelg]

From where I sit, the industry trend for amps seems to be the inclusion of DAC circuitry, including USB connectivity, both for home & portable.

Tube amps seem to get a lot of press & postings, no doubt due to their chameleon-like nature, as well as the classic "image" associated with such gear. But I doubt they actually represent the majority of the market.

 

[krmathis]

I have noticed the same thing.
Its probably lots of reason for this, including these:
* Reasonable priced chinese amplifiers.
* A change of mind among Head-Fi'ers. Some switching to tubes, write positive reviews, and others follow.
* ...

 

[Gatto]

I'm buying my first home amp (little dot I+) and I decided on that instead of a SS because of the price (and it glows

)

 

[Gollie]

I got into the hobby a year ago and I never received one recommendation for a SS amp. I went to my first meet on Saturday and heard a Millet Max and it was my first SS headphone amp experience. While I did like the sound of the Millet, I love the warmth of tubes.

From reading this thread, if I had joined a few years earlier, I might have totally SS bias. That being said, my friends and family are totally enamored with my humble little Darkvoice 336i. Wait until they see the MPX3!

 

[hew]

Many of the ss amps available are voiced to sound like tubes anyway.

 

[spookygonk]

I own two SS portable amps (a tube portable? That'd be interesting!) and was going with a SS desktop as I thought tubes were too much like like hard work. Just wanted plug (in) and go.

Then a DV332 came up at a price point that was too good to refuse and I jumped at it. If the 332 hadn't come along I probably would have bought the new Graham Slee.

 

[Lil' Knight]

Quote:

Originally Posted by krmathis /img/forum/go_quote.gif * Reasonable priced chinese amplifiers.

That may be a main reason.
We cannot deny that Chinese (or Asia in general) audio stuffs are more and more popular on HF. The only forum I don't notice Chinese stuffs is fullsize headphone. Meanwhile the portable headphone was once full of reviews of yuin products. The same situation with LD,Darkvoice,Zero in full size headamp and iBasso in portable amp. Even the delicated source forum has many infos about Chinese DACs.


Quote:

Originally Posted by Gatto /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm buying my first home amp (little dot I+) and I decided on that instead of a SS because of the price (and it glows )

You need a pink glow tube

 

[krmathis]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lil' Knight /img/forum/go_quote.gif The only forum I don't notice Chinese stuffs is fullsize headphone.

The only (afaik) fullsize chinese made headphone thread have moved to the High-End Audio Forum.
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f113/h...phones-287277/

 

[Gatto]

lil'knight does that exist!?

 

[Lil' Knight]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gatto /img/forum/go_quote.gif lil'knight does that exist!?

Maybe

 

[Gatto]

that is awesome! if anybody knows where I can find pink tubes for a LD I+ please PM me!

 

[PYROphonez]

Everything sounds better with tubes. I've found that to be 100% true to my ears with my headphone amp and my guitar amp.

 

[Planar_head]

Heard a high-end tube amp, and I was instantly hooked.

Solid State has its place, but right now, tube have blown me away so well that I must have a tube amp.

Not to mension its a great conversation stater.