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. 

 

mozartfan

Curious as to why Mr Jadis did not come up with a  300B PP and also a  2A3 PP design???
*IFFF* thats  a big IF, FR  interest ever does get steam going in its train engine,,, you might also see interest begin flowing into lower power PP designs like the 300B and 2A3.

But as we know

1) general interest in all things audiophile are not as strong as they were 10, 20 years ago.

The new commers have all this digital  gadgets and head phones.

2) you can find so many offerings on the used market, which cuts into new sales, thus new designs can't get the funding. 

 

3) xover speakers just seem to  facinate and dazzle both old and  young audiophiles.

Guess this has to do with the typical american ego trippin on power. 

 

I'm doing all I can to push the lower power amp agenda ,  as the superior musical soundstage when paired with the right speaker.

Hopefully Mr Jadis is reading my post and  will at least ponder is the company should slow down on  big power amp offerings. And start designing amplifiers that offer finesse and fidelity, such as the 2A3 PP design.

I think china's manufacturers  have the leading edge over EU and USA companies and this trend will continue.

And you know it. 

My amp, and speakers ,  Made In China.

can you believe it. China beat out the worlds best amplifier, Jadis. (Both techs here  , just loved to trash the Defy all the time...) 

A tube made all the difference. 

 

Thank you Charles! And @mozartfan I have to say I've never heard about overly moist Dac chips until this thread. So thank you for that if nothing else.

Oh My! You’ve had a Chinese made, sub $1,000 push-pull 2a3 amplifier for less than 72 hours and you just proclaimed it what? Better than anything the US or EU can muster? You just don’t know what you are talking about. There is absolutely nothing wrong with not knowing what you are talking about, there absolutely is something wrong with your proclamations. The wet chip syndrome has nasty side effects.

 

 

I don't know anyone who thinks Jadis is the worlds greatest amplifier though I'm sure there are some. One thing I've learned in audio is there's always something better sounding you just haven't heard it yet. It leaves you with a certain amount of gratitude for the sound you have and humble for knowing it can be bettered. Well most of us at least.

Why are you supporting China's economy? I don't get it. I can understand an iPhone only.