Tekton Double Impacts

 Chris I also miss Paul of TRL. I also owned the Samson monoblocks twice and loved them. The only other SS amp I like as much happened to be hybrid types. I liked the Aesthetix Atlas and a CJ  ET250s. They were not as fast or extended as Paul's very last version of the Samson amps which he incorporated some new learnings. 

I have mostly owned great tube amps and in the end always came back to tubes. Well, this has changed over the last year and a half since owning the Lynfdorf 2170 dac/amp/room correction unit. This 20 pound all in one box has me scratching my head and not longing for tubes still. Is it the very short signal paths, absence of ICs and power cords etc... due to everything being in one unit? Is it their cutting edge digital technology and innovation around Class D amplification? Is it the SOTA room correction that removes the room from the equation and causes your speaker to sound as intended by the builder? Yes to all! 

I would love to hear the DIs with this unit after room correction has been run. 

In the end I am guessing one of the speakers will stay in your main rig, not both. Let us know which one stays put in this #1 position. Thanks for all your posts here. Good stuff for us interested in this speaker.

Hi Chris,
When you speak of "breath of life " that is an excellent summation of my experience/journey as well. I once owned a Symphonic Line amplifier which is a highly regarded German transistor power amplifier. I enjoyed my time with it yet in the back of my head I always felt/sensed that there was something missing to a relatively small degree.

Subsequent tube amplifiers got me closer to what I was seeking. When I got my 300b SET the search was over, all missing links and desires were filled. Pure flesh and blood presence and most important, deep emotional involvement/connection. It will undoubtedly vary for each one of of us, but when it’s right you’ll know it.

Chris, I can thoroughly relate to what you wrote (in your typical well written fashion).
Charles

Chris,
i concur with Charles, "breath of life" is the best description of that emotionally involving sound as I've ever heard. I'm getting very close to that sound but don't think I'm quite there yet. Thanks again for sharing your results with us in such an eloquent fashion and have fun with your Ulysses and DI's!

Chris,
Interesting your comments about the VAC Renaissance 70/70. I first heard that amplifier many years ago and was instantly smitten, it made instruments and human voices sound real and alive. In those days I was early in my career and had a wife and young children (buying a house etc.). I resisted the temptation to spend that much money on this very impressive but expensive new amplifier. To this day I still regard it as an all time classic natural sounding amplifier.
Charles

Are those of you who are using tubed components, primarily or mainly running analog as your source? Thanks.