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In the Thread: Does tube preamplifier VTL would add tube sound to system

Post Subject: Does tube preamplifier VTL would add tube sound to systemPosted by muddasir on: 7/8/2010

Hi there every one.

A brief about system. Marantz transport---Acustic Arts DAC II-----Krell HRC preamp-----Krell FPB 600 class A amp---B&W 802.
Previously i had a pair of carry 805 SET amps which drived Klipsch KLF 30 any how i was getting a good bargain for B&W 802 so i traded off with the 805 SET and KLF-30. Now some how i feel that i am missing the musici involvement which i used to have with the previous setup. the B&W are more like accurate but sterile life less and uninvolving, any way i love my Krell PB-600 which is remarkabke in bass section.

Being an E.E my perception is that that tube sounds the way they do due to the its baising and output characteristics, so its basically emphasising or diminishing particular harmonics that make up the orignal waveform.The SET tube amp is doing it at the top of the ladder, what if we introduce a tube DAC or a tube preamplifier like VTL 7.5 then the wave form at line level would have same sort of harmonic coloration BUT AT LINE LEVEL. IF we now feed this sifnal to a class A SS can we get tube like sound. My eyes are ar the moment on a used VTL 7.5.

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