Forum audiophiles. Valve (tube) amplifiers, who has one.

[bugeye69]

Hi Tom
Mine is the Ming Da mc34b
http://coemaudio.com.au/Amplifiers/I...mplifiers/122/
I have not been disappointed at all, for the money you'll not find better.
cheers

[foxey]

http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/index.php

lots of good info there too.

I wouldn't buy a valve amp just to say you had one, but if it sounds good to you then you have nothing to loose.

For the price that Ming Da shit sure does appeal....

[Gordon]

Originally Posted by WhiteRX

I am looking at purchasing a valve amplifier, for the front stage of my home theatre. Mainly for use when listening to 2 channel stereo music, not for normal tv or movies.
Tom

How is your home theatre room setup? Does it allow for proper staging and imaging of the recording?

If you're serious enough to look at valve amps for your hifi setup, that setup should be in a room that is gonna give the amp (and the music being played) a fighting chance to sound it's best. Trying to get the best out of your hifi arrangement will always be compromised by any attempt at accomodating for home theatre (through my experience at least).

[TROLLEY]

What speakers are you thinking of running off the valve amp?
Audio is only as good as the weakest link...

[DJDINO]

Take a trip up to WAR audio in Osborne Park, I use a Bel Canto CD playerhttp://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue37/bel_canto.htm Nuforce pre amp and Genelec active speakers and sub http://www.genelec.com/products/2-way-monitors/8030a/ I am no audiophile but I was blown away by what a good CD player and speakers sound like.

[WhiteRX]

Originally Posted by Gordon

How is your home theatre room setup? Does it allow for proper staging and imaging of the recording?

If you're serious enough to look at valve amps for your hifi setup, that setup should be in a room that is gonna give the amp (and the music being played) a fighting chance to sound it's best. Trying to get the best out of your hifi arrangement will always be compromised by any attempt at accomodating for home theatre (through my experience at least).

The room isnt the best at the moment. It is 9x3m so it is a bad shape. The speakers are half way along the 9m wall.

I did have them at the end of the room but the bass was sooooo boomy and horrible. Great for home theatre though, because i could set up the side and rear speakers properly. I am looking at accoustic treatments, to put on the walls because the room has wood floors, windows and un treated walls.

The speakers at the moment are wharfedales, though i am looking at changing them to something else at a later date.

[207 de]

Originally Posted by Gordon

How is your home theatre room setup? Does it allow for proper staging and imaging of the recording?

If you're serious enough to look at valve amps for your hifi setup, that setup should be in a room that is gonna give the amp (and the music being played) a fighting chance to sound it's best. Trying to get the best out of your hifi arrangement will always be compromised by any attempt at accomodating for home theatre (through my experience at least).

Quoted for truth...

Valve amp is great, as long as there are ZERO weak links anywhere else.

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