I am a 1961 Robot in a Scaglietti works body.
Good robot.
All the best,
Nonoise
SET Shootout China VS The USA
2A3 SET from china arrives any day now.
The tech who loaned me his UX250 (aka 50 Tube) amp, with a 12AU7 in front + a 6BH7 (??) , has incredible pure Cobalt out trans. ($1k+ each back in 2000, now no longer in production). . he will help me set up the 2A3.
Has a AX+AU my 2 fav front tubes anda quad of 2A3's.
My speakers are pure neutrality, no coloration, no distortion,.
So whatever amp/ source you plug in, will register the nuances inherent in the circuit.
Will be very interesting.
USA has pure cobalt out trans which gives the edge in power, but the china 2A3 has a 2 tubes per channel.
Gonna be interesting and will post a YT upload with comments,
AFTER TESTING IS COMPLETEED.
Hand on to your horses at the OK Corral.
Grab a beer at the saloon,
sundown shootout at the edge of town.
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@nonoise have to admit , i am more of a barn find…but definitely a 1961. Siblings say i was hatched. Mozart - yes of course. In particular my main amplifiers are SET = single ended transistor in a cyclotron configuration with no emitter resistors. And the tube ones 2. Enjoy your quest, it is a worthy one… i am a Robot carving a line like Senna, in my mind |
Is this you in the video? How does one reach that turntable? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~haha Yes the Philips , can’t recall the model # , bought it from my tech’s stash,, have not used it as yet, Bought a whole bunch of INCREDIBLE super rare classical sym/chamber LPs. But have to get with tech , show me how to use the player,, Honestly it was back in the 70’s since last useage of a DUAL turn table.. The player was in fact higher up,, I just lowered it. So I was thinking,,, pondering PP vs SET + what speakers,, OK got it. Here is how i see/hear thihgs. As we know most Audiogon members have ss and PP amplifaction, Very few SET. owners here
What I want to emphasize is a SET amp, absoluet must have a FR speaker. a SET amp will not work with a xover /low sens style speaker. So if anyone is interested going/trying SET amplifaction, ,,I strongly suggest, figure the FR speaker FIRST, but the speaker 1st, THEN and ONLY then buy the SET. Do not put the horse before the cart. man I am hoping for the best with the 2A3 amp, ,,but have no idea how it will perform. Glad you agree with my tech, that a pair of KT’s in each channel is best design for a PP. WOW consider Jadis’ JA200 monos, like 12 tubes per channel!! What would be funnyk, if the Electro harmonix KT88 s perform up to some of the reviews I’ve been reading about that manufacturer.
The Gold Lion KT88’s I found a bit dull in mids. I bought the Svetlana as thtas what jadis initially had in the amp, I sold the NOS off as new for like $350 all 12 tubes. Lets see if this PP amp has some something to offer with new tubes,,late July on that testing. Have lots of new Mundorf high end caps/F&T’s and Takman Rey resistors. maybe new tubes wll unlock some magic hidden in this amp. that would be unreal. If there is sparkles in the highs and gorgeous lows,, well then maybe i will have to reconsider my opinions on SET’s vs PP. All these things need testing.
~~~~~~~~~~The only thing holding my testing experiements right now is the ^^^cash^^^ factor. |
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