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admiralnorman OP t1_iuggzau wrote

My solid state amp stack is so clean and discreet that i see a huge difference with the TA-26 even on stock tubes. But for a tube amp i do agree it's not as "toobie" as i was expecting. A NOS tube brought in some gorgeously buttery smooth distortion and i love it. Only downside i think is this tube needs a bit of a warm up. But it is also cool because if you listen to soon you can also hear it come into it's own.

YMMV, but the one i bought: https://www.ebay.com/itm/114410456867?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=QdZlV0lrRhG&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=VfXUHe3UT0S&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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PutPineappleOnPizza t1_iuh1xlh wrote

Ah well, I own the FiiO K5 pro ESS and it's very similar to the TA-26.. Didn't expect that lol.

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