Thoughts on Audio Research D70

Checked all the regulated B+s and they are quiet and stable. No more oscillations.
All diff amp balances measure AOK.
Gain is too high for my liking so in a sense it's indeed not quiet enough.
Maybe a triode mod will give me the extra benefit of lowering the gain.
The sonic signature is not lightweight and refined enough, lots of power though. I guess its what full pentode/tetrode mode is all about.

You realize you will only get about 35-40Wrms across 8 ohms in triode configuration...

D115... Becomes a tubefied CL60...

Yes. I was thinking it was a D-70. D-115 will get you 60Wrms..

I was reading the new Absolute Sound today and noticed that Dick Olsher just acquired a D70Mk2.. He comments that the D70mk2 has "glorious midrange" in a review of the CJ mono amps. I totally agree with him in this statement.