davidismynaim
pfm Member
I have made the decision it is time to move on.
I have had a pair of Yamaha NS1000M refurbished, now looking resplendent in lovely oak veneer.
I am thinking about going to valve amplification. I have only ever owned SS, so am a complete novice with valves, so would welcome some help.
There are two amps I have my eye on and would really value some thoughts on these two units or any other you think I should consider second hand in the £1000-£1200 region.
My front-end is Michell Gyrodec (have not worked out phono stage, but would probably go with a simple unit like Cambridge Audio 540P and a passive preamp (until John Westlake has his MPAX available) and SB Touch/Audiolab MDAC for all my digital music.
Thoughts on Audio Innovation 1000 mkIII Monoblocks (they use EL34 but there is talk of using Sovtek 5881/6L6GC WXT for better reliability?)
And views on Audion 300b Silver Night monoblocks with gold grids - I think these are in push pull mode.
Thanks in advance
I have had a pair of Yamaha NS1000M refurbished, now looking resplendent in lovely oak veneer.
I am thinking about going to valve amplification. I have only ever owned SS, so am a complete novice with valves, so would welcome some help.
There are two amps I have my eye on and would really value some thoughts on these two units or any other you think I should consider second hand in the £1000-£1200 region.
My front-end is Michell Gyrodec (have not worked out phono stage, but would probably go with a simple unit like Cambridge Audio 540P and a passive preamp (until John Westlake has his MPAX available) and SB Touch/Audiolab MDAC for all my digital music.
Thoughts on Audio Innovation 1000 mkIII Monoblocks (they use EL34 but there is talk of using Sovtek 5881/6L6GC WXT for better reliability?)
And views on Audion 300b Silver Night monoblocks with gold grids - I think these are in push pull mode.
Thanks in advance