Anyone heard the KR Enterprise Antares????

I believe this... I just have done some demos with the Antares for people here in Vancouver and all and I have to say all the people were just amazed at the performance level of this "small" amplifier. We used loudspeakers from Yamamura, Merlin, PRO-AC,Sonus Faber and Silverline. My favorite sound was Yamamura and SF.

It takes about 250 hours to get the best sound from this amp. I noticed a huge improvement in soundstage width and depth, and it seemed to relax a bit tonally. I believe this is attributed to the tubes breaking in. I know from experience that WE 300Bs take about 500 hours. For the person that wants to know how you warranty the tubes for 20,000 hours....they are actually warranteed for 2 years. They come with serial numbers and a warranty form that must be filled out and returned to Prague. If you do the math, two years of continuous use is less than 20,000 hours, but that's pretty incredible just the same.

Glreno, how things are globalising! The Antares I used (in Europe) offered 2yrs parts, BUT 20.000 hrs (or TEN years) of tube life!!! Well, 2 yrs is better than 1yr I guess. Plus you'll know if the tubes are defective within the 1st 4.000 hours of operation, surely.

Any comments about where to place the amplifier. I mean if you have tried some stands or granite?

I use a Tyler Acoustics amp stand filled with sand. It's the perfect size for the amp, and it weighs about 90 lbs once it's filled with sand. Also has spiked cone feet.