@mozartfan Since you are researching...take a look at New Audio Frontiers (mainly parallel options) and Audion UK (single ended and parallel options).
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?
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?
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@ david_ten
Oh indeed, wow factor off the charts. Here is a review of the NAF 845 Note what the reviewer says.
I guess most of us appreciate transparent amps. But it comes at a price - you will hear which part of the chain that’s not up to the standards. Meaning new speakers, cables or source components. On the other hand when all things are well-matched music just flows and nothing can stop it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Which is my above comment about matching a SET witha equal performance speaker. SET s are magical, Speaker needs be same level of magic. PP amps, ahhh just about any old speaker will be acceptable. SETs is a whole nother amplifie. which demand super high fidelity speakers, = Not even 1 tiny flaw/distortion , nada, same level of purity equal to the SETs purity. Which goes back to my mantra **Speakers are everything* I can find dozens of excellent SHF SET amps But can I find dozens of SHF speakers which are worthy to be paired with a SET?
https://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=set&m=64265
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This OP is all about one Q SHF (wont be long before my new tag phrase catches on,,watch Stereophile begin to employ SHF in their reviews..) SET + ?which speaker? SET amplification is SHF vs PP amplification = HF. SETs are **set** apart from the pack of PP amps Its a whole nother amplification. Another level, another league of soundstage. caveat, light jazz/blues , classical chamber /solo piano/violin. Lets keep this in the discussion please.
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Its a well known fact by now music via SET amplification is simply magical,,if not mystical. w/o a magical speaker,, just what do you have? 1/2 the magic. = not practical. Speaker selection with SET is more critcal than any other type amplification
PP amps, whatever speaker you chose is just fine. Not so with SET. Never ever buy a SET BEFORE you buy the speakers Horse before the cart. |
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