Reactions to HP's review of Antique Sound Lab amp?


He raved about the Hurricane in the latest TAS.
Anyone with long term experience care to comment?
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Thank you for the informative as well as constructive comments about new ASL Hurricanes. Yes, I also did hear that they now have the more reliable Valve Art KT 88s. Where are they from--Chinese also? Additionally, I have been told that they are more reliable and also extend/improve the "highs" with more "air" as well as more transparency. Have you found that true?
How did switching to 6550s improve the sound?
In the triode mode, do you have any estimate of watts output available? What would the advantage(s) be over non-triode configuration? Thanks again.
Thanks Arcangelo for that question...it was not mentioned in the HP review. I started a new thread on this for my education on triode mode ( I know nothing about it)!
Hurricanes are rated at 100 WPC in Triode and 200 WPC in Ultra Linear. They appear to be more powerful than the conservative ratings.
Curious,
After much of the furor has subsided RE: Hurricanes--has anyone any additional comments or concerns about them? I understand there may be reliability problems as well as variability of contruction from pair to pair?
Has anyone experience with mating them with the Pipedreams?