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SET the best?

Is SET amplification where we should all end up? I keep reading posts where people tell of their journeys from plenty power to micro power, and how amazing SET amplification is 45 set 211 set 845 set otl, and usually, ....with the right speaker. I have yet to read of anyone who has gone the other direction from SET, to High watt beast class A amps or others.
If your speakers can be driven by minimal wattage, is this the most realistic, natural sound we can achieve? versus say, 86db sensitive speakers and a 1000w amp?
Is the end result solely based on speaker pairing? circuit? tubes?

I am in the process of changing my direction in my search for realistic sound, just because, and wondering if this really is the best direction to be going.
From what I have been reading I think it may be.

What do we get with SET? What do we give up?

What's you favorite color?
hanaleimike
mozartfan
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OK listening and thinking things over

SET vs PP

 

With jazz quartet, light jazz such as Sophie Milman, Diana Krall, classical chamber, solo piano/violin

 

~~~SET gets the Cuban Cigar

For large blues/jazz swing orchestra/large symphonic orchestra,

 

PP gets the Cuban Cigar.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XTmQHjF0e4

mozartfan
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sns
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Can't put in one basket. 845 300B, 2a3, and then added variable of loudspeaker. Find the right combo, experience live performers in room every listening session.

antigrunge2
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@mozartfan ,

in the video running both a coax tweeter and a second tweeter in paralell off-axis will reult in a blurred soundstage, partial cancellation of frequencies through overlap as well as issues of phase coherence. I’d suggest to use a supertweeter with the Coax driver instead. On bass, similar issues apply although localisation is less critical. The SET looks intereting and you rightly point out the importance of transformers.

mozartfan
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SET  the ultimate musical experience, 2nd to none. 

Since its Xmas time

A Musical magical Wonderland

Willinston 100 vs Muzishare 100

Going with the Muzi as it has TWO 12ax7's, vs the  one  12AX7 of Willinston

Both are incredible amplifiers. 

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