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I also have Line Magnetic 508 which surprised me by the quality of sound.
Chinese tube amplifier can not be ignored.
I also have Line Magnetic 508 which surprised me by the quality of sound.
Chinese tube amplifier can not be ignored.
My first Tube Amplifier
I have a 40 years of audio history starting with Garrard Turntable, Fisher Intergrated(SS), ADS bookself speaker on 1978.
But I started using tube amplifier on 1999.
Since then I had been using only tube amplifier in my main system.
My last SS main amplifier was Krell KSA 150 to drive Apogee Duetta Signature speakers.
http://www.jadis-electronics.com/photos/ja500/45/3/ja500.jpg
My first tube amplifier was Jadis 500 which comprised of 4 pieces weighing 120 lb each.
B&W 801 driven by Jadis 500 gave most deep and powerful bass at my home.
But it generated too much heat so it was hard to use during summer.
It was memorable experience to use it for 4 years.
I may not go back to such monster tube amplifier again.
How about you?
What is your first tube amplifier?
I bet two cents on no one had used larger one as the first tube amplifier than mine.
But I started using tube amplifier on 1999.
Since then I had been using only tube amplifier in my main system.
My last SS main amplifier was Krell KSA 150 to drive Apogee Duetta Signature speakers.
http://www.jadis-electronics.com/photos/ja500/45/3/ja500.jpg
My first tube amplifier was Jadis 500 which comprised of 4 pieces weighing 120 lb each.
B&W 801 driven by Jadis 500 gave most deep and powerful bass at my home.
But it generated too much heat so it was hard to use during summer.
It was memorable experience to use it for 4 years.
I may not go back to such monster tube amplifier again.
How about you?
What is your first tube amplifier?
I bet two cents on no one had used larger one as the first tube amplifier than mine.
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My first tube amplifier was a hybrid: A New York Audio Labs Amp with a combination of tubes an mosfets. It was paired to a New York Audio labs minuet preamplifier. It sounded pretty sweet. It was, however a little noisy. I was powering bose 901’s with it at the time, using a Rega Planar 3 turntable (I forget what type of cartridge) and an NAS Cd player. I did roll some Russian tubes into that setup, but is was so long ago that I don’t remember the details. I eventually replaced it with a (Carver) Sunrise Integrated. My current system is Magnepan 1.7i’s powered by a Aric Audio Transcend Tube preamp (awesome little hand made preamp) and an old Parasound HCA2200 amplifier (ss). I am enjoying this system, but am saving my nickels for a tube amplifier with enough oomph for the Magnepans. I know this is heresy, but I have dispensed with motorized sources entirely and use a Cambridge CXN streamer primarily in conjunction with Tidal, but I sometimes listen to BBC 2. |
http://www.jadis-electronics.com/photos/ja500/45/3/ja500.jpg
Do folks know that this amplifier has a slew rate so low that it can only product a few watts above 10 Khz? The power drop off starts around a few Khz and just keeps falling. Now what happens when you play trumpet music with lots of energy at 10Khz on an amp like this? The transformers are excellent, the construction is excellent but for some reason they limit the drive to the bank of output tubes by using a 12AX7 running one mA or so. |
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