VALVET Amps & Pre: any feedback from Audiogoners?

I was able to hear the Top of the line Valvet combo at a reviewers place. I dont want to give out too much info. Compared to some big buck gear(tube and s/s) the Valvets were not embarrassed. They held their own pretty good. In fact, in some ways they were better. The main thing is, the cost of the Valvets compared to some more expensive gear. Really scary.

You can find a few customer feedback emails on the manufacturers website: http://www.valvet.de/en/feedback/

Mainly about the "bricks" series and they are all in German language of course.

I'm using them since May in my private setup and in the reference system for the business (L1/E1 and soushine/A3.5). But I guess you may not want to hear my opinion since I'm the US importer of VALVET.

Hi,

I had the opportunity to listen to Valvet system on HiFi show in Vienna, several weeks ago. The system was:

- CD player Oracle
- Valvet preamp
- Valvet Monos A1r
- Consensus Audio speakers

Well it was HiFi show and I was listening to this system maybe 10 to 15 minutes. Certainly not enough to give a definitive opinion or to go into any kind of details about sound reproduction. Therefore, only a brief comment: it was ok with couple of exciting moments, but nothing to write home about ...

Certainly worth consideration ...

I was at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver, Colorado this year (2009) and listened to the VALVET combo you asked about.

In my opinion it was one of the best demos there with a very natural sound, an extremely realistic soundstage and perfect voices too.

There were no effects, no artificially sound, only pure music.

The demo was done with a big model of Consensus Audio Speakers, the Conspiracy.

I think this combo is a real bargain and it will be hard to find a better one at this price.

I´m sure, there are a lot of other guys, who have listen to this system and could give you a similar information.

Reinhard

Check out the review on Postive Feedback Online, Issue 48, 03/2010 by Robert Learner:

http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue48/valvet.htm

Under review is the soulshine/A3.5 combo.

BR,
Alfred Kainz