Tube Dreams – Tube Audio Specialists

Welcome to Tube Dreams!

27.01.2010 (3:30 am) – Filed under: Blog

Tube Dreams, located in historic Taos, New Mexico, specializes in vintage audio vacuum tubes. We also restore and sell vintage and used tube audio gear.

We currently have one AES AE-25 Super Amp available ($799).

Our new equipment dealership of Cary Audio and Totem Acoustic is being continued in a new retail location in Taos, New Mexico under a new name, Three Hills Gallery. New and previous customers may contact us via email: Simon at tubedreams.com or via the phone number posted on the Three Hills Gallery website.

AES AE-25 Super Amp – $799

16.01.2010 (12:00 pm) – Filed under: AES,Amplifiers,Blog,Modern Tube

This Audio Electronic Supply AE-25 Superamp is a great starter power amp. The tube complement includes :

  • 2 NOS RCA cleartop 6CG7
  • 2 NOS gold-pin Sylvania 6DJ8
  • Lightly used quad Electro-Harmonix KT88 output tubes

For those not familiar with the Superamp, the beauty of this self-biasing amp is the wide range of output tubes which can be used in it: 6550, KT88, KT77, KT66, EL37, EL34, 6L6, and 6V6. Here are the manufacturer’s specs:

Power output (RMS) 15W RMS in triode mode into 8 ohms
Frequency response 15Hz-20kHz +/- 0.5dB
Gain -91dB
Input impedance 150K ohms
Sensitivity 1.5V
Power requirements 165W maximum, 80W stand-by

This AE-25 was factory assembled by Cary Audio. The original MSRP for this amp was $1200 assembled.

Here are the pictures (this is actually of a cosmetically identical amp with different tubes, which has been sold. The amp currently for sale is in just as good condition as this one):