OT: Tube Audio

[Zane H. Healy]

OK, since there seem to be a fair amount of people into Tube audio, 
or at least with a knowledge of it.  Would someone care to explain 
the following to someone that is used to an all in one unit such as a 
Sony Receiver.  What is the purpose of separate Amp and Pre-Amps.  I 
think I understand the whole phono pre-stage, but I've yet to find a 
decent explanation of the rest, and I'm looking to switch to tubes 
for playback of records (primarily Vinyl, but I'm also interested in 
78's).

		Zane


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