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COINCIDENT FRANKENSTEIN 300B STEREO

Just purchased one of these beasts from Israel of Coincident (quite the gentleman).

I already have a few SET amps that buck the trend of little bass and dynamics that often get associated with S.E.T. amps.

The Frankie is a top notch power amplifier.  Not a good value.  Not a giant killer.  A true, top quality power amplifier period.

I swapped out the stock tubes and what happened next shocked me.  Of course the midrange is gorgeous,  But I did not expect the highs to sparkle and the bass to have definition, texture, and punch.  Sorry,  I intended to say PUNCH.

As always, speaker matching is a key and a stable 6 Ohm speaker will sound best - but these babies are the real deal.

BTW, they retail at around $2,500.

Disclaimer - I am not a Coincident dealer and have no affiliation with Coincident.  I am a NOS tube dealer.

 

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I own the COINCIDENT FRANKENSTEIN 300B STEREO as well as the Coincident Frankenstein 300B Mk IV, Monoblocks, they both sound excellent providing you choose the tubes wisely. Also I believe your preamp could have quite a bit of effect on what you hear. I use a tube preamp and once again the tube select will be important.

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My opinion of Takayuki is reinforced daily. As I find them impossible no to marvel at each time I hear them.

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Takatsuki: Takayuki are knives laugh

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@lak Oh wow, you are one of Israel’s good customers. I noticed your post earlier in this thread but checked your systems and didn’t see the Frankenstein there so maybe thought you had moved on from it.

I am new to tubes, the Primaluna EVO400 pre last year was the first item I bought with tubes to satisfy a curiousity, and now I have 3 components with tubes.

It’s hard to believe one can get this quality of sound from a $2500 US (plus output tubes) amplifier, mostly because of the direct sales approach. He could charge much more for it! But he's a small margin, pass along the savings to the customer type of guy. 

regarding tubes, in both the amp and the pre, I am learning fast!

 

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I stated above the Emissions Labs warranty was 5 years, hearing that one would assume if it fails in the first 5 years one would receive a replacement tube free? and I hate to pass along incorrect information.

Well here is some of the fine print:

  • We replace at no charges, for a period of 12 months. This period is extended to 18 months if the sale was registered by the first owner, within 4 weeks after receival.
  • When we have to replace tubes after the above period, we are replacing significantly used tubes by factory new tubes. This is an advantage for the user for which we allow the seller to charge something. We recommend for this 40% of the actual list price, until the end of the 5th year, and buyer and seller charge each other no shipment cost.
  • A loose tube base is repaired free of charge during the entire guarantee period.

In my mind this "5 year guarantee" is no longer is a factor. I understand they are well made and unless one is unlucky and bought the last one made on Friday evening they should not need it?

http://www.emissionlabs.com/cd.html

* Just went through Western Electric's 5 year warranty and it is as one would expect- no extra charges- 

 

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