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my bad, my preamp is over 30 years old.. 39 years to be exact. It's a Heath. man does it ever smooth out the mids and high while keeping the bottom end tight.
If you're planning to venture into tube territory get something really good and don't look back. Nothing will compare to it except those $50k high end high wattage monoblocks with 7 channel surround tube preamp going on.... But at that price ($400k total) I think a decent $15k setup will suit you just as fine with 35 watts per block.
Also, keep in mind that wattage is not directly proportional to volume when it comes to tube amps. A single 35 watt tube monoblock can give a 300 watt solid state stereo system a run for it's money in percieved volume.
This is especially true in guitar amps. I have an 18 watt bluesbreaker I built that can outblast a 100 watt 2x12 solid state, using just a 1x10!
SO anyways. basically, a decent pair of 30-35 watt monoblocks will do you fine
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