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Obviously Chinese but I have never been disappointing with Chinese hifi
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Hi Peter,
There is a fairly lengthy thread over on the Stereophile forum on the these amps.
They commented on some of the gains provided by doing some tube rolling & overall, the consensus was quite positive.
Also, a thread over at the DIY forum seems quite impressed, & these guys can be a tough bunch at times.
Of course, one would want to be confident their speakers are a decent match (efficiency wise) for this type of amplifier. -
I ordered it. I see that nobody really likes the tubes it ships with lol. I'll probably keep them for a while then replace them and see if I notice a difference.Comment
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Well this should be a fun adventure for you!
Is this your first 'Valve' amp?
Please keep us posted on your finding.Comment
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I received this monster yesterday. I was a little worried that I had been over charged on shipping but this thing is huge.
I have to admit I was a much more in the watt is a watt camp then stereophile review crowd. I've built my own headphone amp using discrete stages that were probably excessive due to the fact that it is low power. Long story short I could tell the difference and so could other people- even with ipod ear buds. So I had enough of an open mind to try this tube amp.
I dont even understand what I am hearing... I am definitely a convert and my cambridge integrated is going on ebay. My only com[plaint is the volume control via the remote. For some reason one click on the remote translates into a huge rotation on the volume knob. It was so exaggerated that I was convinced that this was just a poor implementation of a digital volume control. It wasn't until I went to manually turn it up that I realized it was a motorized analog pot. So in short the motor on the pot is too responsive per one click on the remote...Comment
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So we can take it that you are pleased with what you are hearing despite the remote volume control.
I believe it may provide even better performance as it gets some more hours on it.
Thanks for the update & keep us posted on further impressions, please!Comment
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very pleasedComment
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I think this deserves a banana. :banana:
CHRIS
Well, we're safe for now. Thank goodness we're in a bowling alley.
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Just so everyone can get an idea.....
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That's really sexy for what it costs! Generally tube amps like that are up in the thousands.....lolComment
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Believe it or not it has more than enough power for my bookshelf speakersComment
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Yeah...I just looked up the spec on those Usher BE 718 diamonds.....
At 87 dB sensitivity @ 8 ohms, they are in no way an 'easy' load.
Still, 50 watts of good old push-pull, fully class A power will surprise a lot people!Comment
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50 watts is plenty! I've run my dynamic 4t's of 25 watts and they got plenty loud.Comment
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It looks a lot better with monkey bars and the plexy glass off tooComment
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