Hello all! I'm considering buying a 1050 to use as a pre/pro for my family room home theater to drive a 3 channel set of Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-20 tube amps. Does anyone see any problems or have experienced any problems driving tube amps with the 1050??

Thanks in advance!

Eric

I don't see why not. I use tube amps with the 950, and no problems at all. I don't see how the 1050 should be any different in this respect.

What type of amps are you using? Are they used in an HT setup?

I have several, and they are used for everything, including HT. The mains use an Audio Research D-76 (modified) for the low frequency drivers, and a Cary SE-1 single ended triode (300Bs) for the tweeters. These are fed by an electronic crossover I designed and built myself. The side surrounds use Dynaco MK IIIs, and the rear surrounds use a Dynaco Stereo 70. The center uses a vintage McIntosh MC240 stereo amp with one channel driving the woofers and the other, the tweeters through an electronic crossover. Lots 'o glow, lots 'o heat but incredible sound


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Great System!!! Makes me jealous! =)

I have a friend that is going to laser etch a sign for me on lucite that will be bottom lit that says: "Vacuum Tube Theater", and also has the DD, DPL, DTS logos around it that is going to sit on top of the rack when I get my system done. So I'll have the lit red sign, and 5 tube amps driving my speakers, it should be a fairly interesting look when the lights go down and the movie starts! =)

Thanks!

Eric

Very cool idea for a sign! I impressed my wife-to-be by showing her all those lit-up tubes in my darkened theater. The wine helped too. Things got nasty