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Any Octave Owners out there?

I am currently doing a demo of the V40se w/ BB but thinking about the V80se. I notice there’s not much posted and wondered about the sonic difference between these two. How is the reliability of these? Why haven’t there been any upgrades since the release of this back in 2017? I was thinking about the Raven Osprey but had an opportunity to try this in house with my Spatial M3 Sapphires.
Appreciate your input.
thanks
Rene
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rshad0000
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I rarely adjust the bias.  Maybe every two months and I use mine a lot for music, television, and movies(HT bypass).   I would get the super black box as well at some point if you can.  That takes the v80se to a whole other level in regards to bass and imaging.
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audiosaurusrex OP
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Any thoughts on the new V70 Class A, I'm not to familiar with the technology behind it but Andreas was very excited about the new release.
rshad0000
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I don’t have any experience with that one.
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audiosaurusrex OP
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So I wound up with the Octave V70 Class A w/SBB after all. The demo of the V40se sold me. Changed the Fuse/PC and tubes. Came with JJ’s and Sovtek KT120’s. Changed to Siemens and Telefunken. This amp is an amazing pairing with the M3Sapphires and doesn’t even break a sweat. The Class A was recommended by Andreas and is just stunning!
rshad0000
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Awesome!  Congrats.   I currently have the Octave RE320 and have found a dealer that is going to let me demo a pair of MRE220s in a few weeks.   
Out of curiosity what PC and Fuse did you go with?
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