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In Reply to: Need help in tubes HT setup posted by htstsset on April 28, 2002 at 16:55:14:
The marble floor will work against you, whether in stereo or multi-channel.You will need to research serious damping (rugs are a good starting place) for this room to keep it from being too live.
Also, remember that strategies for optimizing stereo and multi-channel are different, so you will need to determine which to optimize for, and accept compromise on the other.
Regards,
Follow Ups:
I will be placing area rugs and drapes to tame the live sound.With regards to the Kora amp i think it does not perform well in the lower frequencies. I will try the Jolida 1704RC hybrids.
Any substitute for the Kora hybrids? I want the beautiful midrange and decent high-ends in tubes and the bass from solid state.Your comments and suggestions are welcome.
I can't say that I'm into the tube side, and I don't know your budgetary constraints...Maybe check on Cary's "Rocket 88", or Manley Labs' amps within your price range as options.
Regards,
The Cary and Manley tubes are way out of my budget. I'm looking for around $750 per stereo pair. Not only that, they must be powerful enough to drive an 8 ohm speaker with 88 dB sensitivity. I'm looking for a sound that's smoother than typical A/V receivers but has most of the dynamics of solid state. I need 6 channels of power and it's gonna be hooked up to a 7.1 preamp/processor.Also I'm looking at high value solid state gear like Odyssey Audio and Monarchy Audio.
You want tubes at that price? That will be next to impossible unless you investigate the used market. Even then, I have serious reservations that you would be able to hit the price point.For HT, with 88dB sensitivity speakers I'd say you'll want a minimum of 100wpc, with more than that being better.
750 per stereo pair would mean a budget of around $1800 / 2000 for 5 channels.
I would give a serious consideration to heading over to UBid to check out an Aragon 8008x5 amplifier, which is being sold off by Klipsch to make room for the new cosmetics units.
This will do a very good job, and the 8008 circuit is great sounding.
Regards,
Perhaps I'm just gonna stick with good solid state.
The reason why I was interested in tubes because I thought I could use the push pull tubes made by Antique Sound Labs, Jolida, and Golden Tube Audio. I want a 6.1 system not 5.1.
Understood -- I just don't think you can make your budget constraints, and get the output you need to drive your speakers to a sufficient level.If you are willing to sacrifice some ultimate SPL, you might be able to find something on the used market that will take care of the task for you, but it will be difficult.
Look for either 3 Aragon 8008s, or 2 8008x3s as an alternative to the 8008x5.
Regards,
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