Tube Amp Owners & Wiim Enthusiast

[Sake]

Tubeamps and Wiim stuff. Post your tube amp / Wiim combination experience here and please tell why you like the combination in music reproduction.

 

[Horsey]

The WiiM Pro sits underneath the horse globe and with the Acrosound mono blocks sounds great producing outstanding clarity and dynamics in a full range system.

 

[Sake]

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The WiiM Pro sits underneath the horse globe and with the Acrosound mono blocks sounds great producing outstanding clarity and dynamics in a full range system.

Incredible pic Thanks
No doubt you love tube amps.


Years ago, i went to analog because i like it to old fashion way. Playing vinyl, no black boxes. I still prefer a lot of my vinyl over digital, but.. since i have the Wiim Ultra + Tidal account.. that really, teally sounds good, too!

Nothing wrong with digital nor analog, like to enjoy best of both worlds.

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

I'm not keen on valve amps, because they seem to me to be an old, broken technology, which is expensive to fix, the fix is only ever partial, and to get something even reasonable costs a fortune.

However, I must admit, they look incredibly sexy. I do keep considering buying a cheap one, and not have it hooked up, just glowing.

 

[slartibartfast]

I'm not keen on valve amps, because they seem to me to be an old, broken technology, which is expensive to fix, the fix is only ever partial, and to get something even reasonable costs a fortune.

However, I must admit, they look incredibly sexy. I do keep considering buying a cheap one, and not have it hooked up, just glowing.

Even with current electricity prices?

 

[Ronnie D]

Even with current electricity prices?

I think Steve must be on a 2 year fixed contract for his electricity.

 

[slartibartfast]

I think Steve must be on a 2 year fixed contract for his electricity.

Or connected to the nearest lamppost

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

I think clearly I'm going to get a hamster on a wheel, attached to a generator. Maybe the hamster sensitive to music, so it changed speed with the rhythm and volume of whatever I'm playing.

 

[Horsey]

I'm not keen on valve amps, because they seem to me to be an old, broken technology, which is expensive to fix, the fix is only ever partial, and to get something even reasonable costs a fortune.

However, I must admit, they look incredibly sexy. I do keep considering buying a cheap one, and not have it hooked up, just glowing.

Have had both excellent solid state and tube amps. I'm all about performance. The best solid state amp I had was a SMC McCormack 225 DNA-2 Deluxe, Rev. A with upgraded carbon wiring. It's superb.

I'm getting quite a performance bang from the Acrousound, its size is deceiving and I've had quite a few other mostly older rebuilt tube amps and heard outstanding ones like the McIntosh 225 and the legendary 275 and Fairchild 275. They are not all created equal but I'd sooner throw for a very good used rebuilt one before any cheap one. Here's an Allen Organ 75 converted to a monoblock. Enjoy!