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What amps have the Valve driven pre amp?


What amps have the Valve driven pre amp?

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 spudmurphy (spudmurphy)
Username: spudmurphy
Registered: 06-2007
Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 06:51 am:   

The title says it all really.
I have an RP112 that has the solid state pre amp.
What models had the valve preamp.
Thanks for your help.

 Mike Kaus (mm210)
Username: mm210
Registered: 05-2006
Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 05:50 pm:   

I don't remember ANY of the MM's having a true Tube front end. They were always a hybrid.

 Alex H. (alex_h)
Username: alex_h
Registered: 07-2007
Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - 07:22 pm:   

The OP may be confusing the phase inverter tube (a 12AX7) with a tube preamp. As Mike said, all MM amps were solid state preamp, tube power amps, with or without a tube phase inverter.

 Lars Verholt (lmv)
Username: lmv
Registered: 11-2009
Posted on Saturday, March 09, 2013 - 11:14 am:   

The original sixty-five and HD (130) amps had the 12AX7/7025 phase splitter tube. The RD-50 (chassis 1650) has a 12AX7 circuit specifically as a limiter/overdrive/distortion effect. As previously stated, however, the actual preamp in the strict sense is still solid state.
This last fact is a big part of what makes MM amps so clear sounding and relatively noise free.
Cheers,
Lars Verholt

 Mike Kaus (mm210)
Username: mm210
Registered: 05-2006
Posted on Saturday, March 09, 2013 - 02:17 pm:   

Unless I'M the one playing through them!