Why buy Tube amps versus a transitor amp?

[BallinWithNash]

Ok, actually what i think i am going to do is just get surround in a box haha ... and then when i get some more money go listen to some tube amps and speakers but should you bi-amp with tube amps or no? Obviously it would depend on your speakers to but lets just say you had some 3-way floorstanding speakers would you want to bi-amp with a tube amp or just get a more powerful one?

[E-Stat]

but should you bi-amp with tube amps or no? Obviously it would depend on your speakers to but lets just say you had some 3-way floorstanding speakers would you want to bi-amp with a tube amp or just get a more powerful one?

If you have the extra budget for bi-amping, then go for it. As for me, I use 300 watt per channel tube amps with my stats.

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[Hyfi]

Ok, actually what i think i am going to do is just get surround in a box haha ... and then when i get some more money go listen to some tube amps and speakers but should you bi-amp with tube amps or no? Obviously it would depend on your speakers to but lets just say you had some 3-way floorstanding speakers would you want to bi-amp with a tube amp or just get a more powerful one?

You could bi-amp by using an SS amp for the bass and tubes for the top end also.

[Hyfi]

Ok, actually what i think i am going to do is just get surround in a box haha ... and then when i get some more money go listen to some tube amps and speakers but should you bi-amp with tube amps or no? Obviously it would depend on your speakers to but lets just say you had some 3-way floorstanding speakers would you want to bi-amp with a tube amp or just get a more powerful one?

Depending on what HT receiver you get, if it has RCA line outs for each channel so you could, if you wanted to, use a separate amp for each channel.

I have a main 2 channel system and an HT receiver. I use the front Pre outs from the HT to a Line in on my 2 channel pre. I set the volume to 1 oclock on my VAC pre amp and then the whole thing is controlled by the HT remote and system.

I also have my sub going through a selector switch and can use it with both the main or the HT setup.

Options and configurations are endless.

[JoeE SP9]

For me a hybrid preamp driving bi-amped "stats" works well. I use tubes to drive my stats and SS to drive my subs.