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Monoprice 25W Stereo Hybrid Tube Amplifier w/ Subwoofer Out & Bluetooth Expired

$110
$149.99
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Monoprice has Monoprice 25W Stereo Hybrid Tube Amplifier w/ Subwoofer Out & Bluetooth (38360) for $109.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member majaym for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Output Power: 25 watts/channel into 8 ohms
  • Inputs
    • Stereo RCA line
    • Digital optical
    • Digital coaxial
    • Bluetooth (2.1 + EDR)
    • USB
  • Output
    • Subwoofer
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  • 4.5 stars from 30 Monoprice customers.

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  • For Monoprice Branded Products purchased between November 27, 2020 and December 24, 2020 extended Return Policy until January 31 (more info).
  • Includes 1-year replacement warranty.

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Monoprice 25 Watt Stereo Hybrid Tube Amplifier with Bluetooth, Optical, Coaxial, and USB Inputs, and Subwoofer Out($109.99 + Free Shipping)

Regular price is $150

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=38360

Also available is the 50W version for $119
Regular price is $165

https://www.monoprice.com/product...dd0a24060c OOS
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I'm just going to point out that if you're looking for a real tube amp, this isn't it. The preamp section uses tubes but the actual amplification is transistor. That's why it's a "hybrid".
They give certain headphones (dynamic drivers) a warmer sound.
Well it's hobby first and foremost.
To answer your question, these are a few reasons I can think of: asthetics, nostalgia, flavors, experiments, the kool-aid (aka YouTube, reddit, ASR, etc..), chasing a unicorn, technical specs,..
The first couple of tube amps I bought were for experimenting purposes. The last one was for the specs and it was on sale. I needed an AMP with high output impedence for my 600 ohms cans. Tube amps (not hybrid) usually have high output impedence.
Audio is a rabbit hole, so I kept it short and throw in some keywords for Google search.

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12-03-2020 at 10:28 AM.

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12-03-2020 at 10:28 AM.
I'm just going to point out that if you're looking for a real tube amp, this isn't it. The preamp section uses tubes but the actual amplification is transistor. That's why it's a "hybrid".
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roshimata
12-03-2020 at 10:34 AM.
12-03-2020 at 10:34 AM.
Their pure tube amplifier is on sale for $300....
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WesTheWizard
12-03-2020 at 10:46 AM.
12-03-2020 at 10:46 AM.
Sorry for my ignorance, but why do people buy tube amplifiers? I thought it was old technology at this point.
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seanleeforever
12-03-2020 at 10:46 AM.
12-03-2020 at 10:46 AM.
if you don't need the DAC part, you can pick up the 50W ones for 10 dollar more.
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=16153
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12-03-2020 at 10:54 AM.

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12-03-2020 at 10:54 AM.
Quote from WesTheWizard :
Sorry for my ignorance, but why do people buy tube amplifiers? I thought it was old technology at this point.
They give certain headphones (dynamic drivers) a warmer sound.
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pilotd
12-03-2020 at 11:12 AM.
12-03-2020 at 11:12 AM.
So is this 25w total or 25w per channel? Outside of not being a "real" tube amp, is it any good?
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PipiCat
12-03-2020 at 11:16 AM.
12-03-2020 at 11:16 AM.
It seems the 25w one is newer since it is the 2019 version, the 50w one was manufactured in 2016.
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rajdori
12-03-2020 at 11:18 AM.
12-03-2020 at 11:18 AM.
Quote from tnghiem1984 :
They give certain headphones (dynamic drivers) a warmer sound.

What would it do to the Planar Magnetic ones, like he400i, or Sundara?
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djpouq
12-03-2020 at 11:26 AM.
12-03-2020 at 11:26 AM.
Is this overkill for my sennheiser HD 6xx? I've been waiting for the schiit magni 3 to go on sale for a while now but this seems tempting.
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ShooterMcGavin69
12-03-2020 at 11:31 AM.
12-03-2020 at 11:31 AM.
Quote from swechsler :
I'm just going to point out that if you're looking for a real tube amp, this isn't it. The preamp section uses tubes but the actual amplification is transistor. That's why it's a "hybrid".

Hence it being $109...
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12-03-2020 at 11:42 AM.
12-03-2020 at 11:42 AM.
Quote from WesTheWizard :
Sorry for my ignorance, but why do people buy tube amplifiers? I thought it was old technology at this point.
Well it's hobby first and foremost.
To answer your question, these are a few reasons I can think of: asthetics, nostalgia, flavors, experiments, the kool-aid (aka YouTube, reddit, ASR, etc..), chasing a unicorn, technical specs,..
The first couple of tube amps I bought were for experimenting purposes. The last one was for the specs and it was on sale. I needed an AMP with high output impedence for my 600 ohms cans. Tube amps (not hybrid) usually have high output impedence.
Audio is a rabbit hole, so I kept it short and throw in some keywords for Google search.
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