Paladin79
Previously MOT: Cables For Less
I do believe a buddy has run his Apogees with tube amps, I know his monoblocks are capable of 900 watts RMS per channel and looking them up I get these specs.Know any tubes that can drive Apogees? Yeah, see that’s the issue for me.
They are literally the ONLY reason I don’t have any current tube amp/gear… but a good tube pre could easily change that. Alas, I’m not likely to ever find any tube amp that could remotely drive them, at least not at less than TOTL Lexus LS price points…
I had a roommate for a year that had stacked quad ESL63s driven by all tube ARC gear. Orgasmic, indeed. Yeah, no real bass, but the musicality of the mids? <shudder>
In college, frat brother’s father in law had an amazing 15ips R2R feeding a Levinson ML2 and thence into small tube monoblocks (alas this was 1979? 78? And don’t remember brand) thence to OG Klipschorns - the biggies. OMG, that was what launched my high end journey.
I get tubes, I love tubes. But I love me my ribbon planar speakers even more. But you can bet I’m watching what @Jason Stoddard and his boffins might be up to in re: statement tube preamp extremely closely.
“ With 900 watts RMS at 8 ohms (typically 1000 watts) of power per channel, the 2 chassis Silver Seven 700 mono amplifier can drive even the most difficult, low impedance loudspeakers with authority, regardless of the program material.” I have the solid state version but mine only gets to 450 watts per channel. Now he has other large tube amps but I am pretty certain he has switched the Carvers in before.
If I am there to listen he damn well better.