Ayon Triton the best tubes amp in the market?

Mikesmith -

I owned a Mcalister and oh my god! This product was one of the worst I have ever owned. I bought it in a leap of faith and it soiunded flat and it broke 2 times, now I have it in a box in my garage - where it belongs.

Mike

Strange. The reports I have from every owner are nothing short of outstanding. I guess every person has an opinion however, thats what makes this hobby great. Incidentally the OTL-195's were compared in an audio clinic in the USA to some products costing 4x the MA price and the panel of many listeners were instantly unanimous that the MA product just sounded considerably better and took orders for 2 pairs on the spot! Funny, I have also had some extremely well reviewed and praised amplifiers here that TAS, Stereophile and a few others said were delicious and I did not think they were worth the boxes they came in after the listening was done :>} Cheers

Mikesmith,
Sure everyone has opinion, thats the fun part, but this is not an opinion, but rather a fact, the mcalsiter simply broke down twice and ran like a space heater.
My friend bought a different model and there were loose wires that shorted and that mcalsiter had to be repaired. Products that are reviewed by TAS or Stereophile are companies that are players and produce standup gear. Typical that folks want to tear down audio companies that are on top and get all the press. They are on top for a reason, they make the best gear and they get the top spots, such as TAS & Stereophile. Maybe you like mcalsiter because it is made in canada and you are in canada, but that doesn't work either.

Interesting point of view, thanks for sharing that. So what do you consider the " top spots " ? I have had some gear that is currently in review and it broke down as well, but I wont mention names of what didn't cut it, or was not reliable. thats just not cool.

There is a very important reason why you rarely see a David Berning amplifier, or many David Berning products ever out there for resale and if you do, they are gone instantly, you generally see more ads for WANTED. I personally do not own one...... yet, but let me tell you plainly that a pair of Quadrature Z is about as good as it can possibly get. David does not care about reviewers, lets face it folks, the more money you spend on advertising and schmoozing up a publication...... If I had $40k to spend tomorrow, I would not even consider a 1950's circuit design just prettied up with better parts like 99% of whats out there. Circuit design is the better part of the sonic values.