SET Shootout China VS The USA

@larryi 

The listening experience was quite some years ago at CES. At that time I actually felt the push-pull was the better sounding choice. I just don't believe you can serve 2 masters equally due to inevitable compromise design and implementation decisions to do both. Could be SET was more affected by the  dual purpose/circuit design.

 

I'm a SET amplifier guy but without any question push pull (Particularly with DHT tubes) can sound superb.  I heard a Jadis amplifier using the very common el 34 and it was exceedingly good sounding. Talent level of the builder is such a huge factor. 

Charles 

Of course you will mozartfan, you always do. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Boiled down, I despise xoverlowsens box speakers, Lets just all get along here, eh? Nothing wrong with strong opinions. So long as we keep civil. If you hate FR, go ahead and explain.

tubes) can sound superb. I heard a Jadis amplifier using the very common el 34 and it was exceedingly good sounding.

 

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I wished the Defy had

1) individual Bias pots for each tube

2) accepted EL34’s

3) 4 tubes per channel, not the 6. ,

Back to reality, I really did not note much dif between my techs EL34 (something like the Dynaco design), his Allen Organ KT120 mono blocks, and the Kt88;s. ’Blind testing, you’d be lucky which is which. Readinga DIYers offerings on Aliexpress, His dual 300B amp and dual 2A3, your choice, he went on to say, **both the pure SET and this dual tube per channel PP design, one can not say, either is superior to the other...** Paraphrase mine. After reading his comments on his amps, I’ve altered my opinion about PP in both SET tube designs and KT designs. . The initial emotions of experiencing the super linear, magical midrange on certain recordings, , has to be considered as just 1 option for high fidelity. Should be monday when I have the 2A3 PP amp, up N running/biased properly. I*f I find its a keeper, I’ll order the TJ Full Music *mesh*,, Although my tech is not buying the tube is a true mesh. At least not like the mesh plates made back in the early days of tube manufacturing.

OK Yaquin 2A3 is in

Gotta say, I prefer this  2A3 tube PP over the

El34,KT88,120, 150 series.

Over all superior sound.

Have not heard Jadis' KT170 which I am sure will give this 2A3 a  run for its money.

I think this 2A3 under $1500 is best bang in any amp.

I was sold on the single tube SET, but along coes this 2A3 PP amp.

The stock ax,au's were garbage.

Pluged in Teles, Nice gains.

Just waiting on cash so I can  swap out the Psvane stock 2A3's for

TJ Full Music Mesh plates.

+ will swap out resistors for Takman  Rey metal and also look to swap  out some caps for Mundorf SESGO.

Will take 6 months to complete these upgrades.

 

Again its my opinion 

the 

2A3 PP is superior to

the EL, KT series PP amp.

 

 

I thought I was buying a  SET, when in fact turned out to be a  PP ,,hahaha, toss of the dice, as no one had any youtube or online review of the amp,,, hahaha, 

1st

I plan to make about 10-20 YT vids over the comming year.

Best bang under $1500

Got lucky on this gamble.