Octave Audio amplifiers

I heard them once.  They are compact and very well-built, but didn't sound particularly "tubey" to me.  While most audiophiles will automatically say they want an amp that sounds neutral, IMO, when someone wants tubes, they want it to sound like tubes - for better or worse.  

So they are on a 'colder side' of tube sound, at least with stock tubes.
Jafant, thank you, I'll keep it in mind - SE only.

Put it this way - the Octave did not sound nearly as "beautiful," for lack of a better word, as my Viva. I also owned a Mastersound at one point, which I thought was very neutral-sounding. Some refer to it as "colorless".

My pleasure- inna

Happy Listening!

Love the Octave's!  I have owned a range of Octave products including integrated, preamp, monoblocks, as well as  Phonomodule.  I compared my Octave V110 against my friend's CJ preamp and monoblock combo and the V110 simply blew the CJ out of the water!  Octave was just more musical and dynamic.  My dealer carries AR and VTL as well and he much prefers Octave's sonic quality over those of AR and VTL.  My Octave monoblocks have more slam than my 600w SS monoblocks.  As an added bonus, the Octave gives that irresistible tube-warm sound to female vocals.

Octave products are built in house with high quality part and are very reliable.  As a bonus, Andreas the designer and owner is very nice and easy to communicate with via email or even phone. 

Octave makes great products and imho underrepresented in our good old USA.