is there such an thing as cheap tube amps?

[ashunte23 10+ year member]

wanna try one but most prices are outta my range!

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[Russkels55 10+ year member]

whats ur price range? i have one for sale. us amps 4360 4 channel.

 

[Propimp 10+ year member]

whats the bennifits / disadvanteges to a tube amp?

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

I'm going to assume that your looking for tubes for the "warm" tube sound....although the us amps is a tube amp, its not a true tube amp....now by no means am I downing it, its a very nice amp, just not sure what your goals are for it. Search butler on ebay too.

 

[dipitydoo 10+ year member]

I believe just about every tube amp for mobile audio use has tubes only in the preamp section, with the outputs being solid state. That being said, tube amps are a waste...

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

I have a very reasonable priced basically new one for sale...PM me if interested....

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

Just because the outputs are solid state, it doesnt mean the tubes have no effect on the signal. Obviously it doesnt go to the extent of coloring the signal with distortion as does a full tube design-which isnt such a wise application for 12v in terms of current demands/power output and sheer size.

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

I just didn't hear the warmth of a home tube amp when listening to a few different car tube amps...I know it was watermelons to apples, but I still thought a hint of similarity would be present.