Why settle for a wimpy 2 to 6 watt SET tube amp, when you can buy a nice Sugden A21se signature solid state SINGLE ENDED CLASS A...@30 watts 8 ohm/40 watts 4 ohm. One word can describe how it sounds....sweeeeeeet......
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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@charles1dad Great call I totally remember that amp! Seemed like an odd idea at the time and still does. 😋 |
I heard that amplifier years ago at CES. It’s a good sounding amplifier. I don’t believe that it extracts the best that a SET can provide because fthe output transformers are not exclusively committed to the SET circuit. There’s some inevitable compromise in order to accommodate the push-pull circuit needs. Still a worthy effort. Charles |
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AS you know, and we all know. This is a **Cancel Culture Epoch*** Translate,, **If you are sasying, believing something that does not agree with what I believe,, you are offically canceled, deleted, voided..** The DIY FR discussion forum, has canceled me , banned me from THEIR chat forum, I can not post on DIY any longer,, Why?? I did something against their rules, regulations, their beliefs. Its a longgg story how I got banned. But trust me, Cancel Culture is all over this earth right now. I aplogize if I am stepping on some audiophiles toes around here. My speaker has beena life long pursuit and I found it just after my last confrontal with death, Seems I did not pass away in the emergency room operation, not just yet, until I found what I was always looking for Near perfect midrange.
This is part of my desire to remain alive,,, to complete my task of findinf, discovering if need be via a DIY design, a near perfect midrange speaker. Death almost cheated me of my dreams.
Sorry if I am offending folks opinions here. But I am what I am. Nice day everyone. I will be back with more news on the 2A3 + FR system performance. Ice bucket me all you want, the mods here know I have not once snided nor offended any member in my 20+ years stink here in Audiogon. I practice civility as modus operandi. |
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