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Integrated amp up grade?

Here's a little history. I have been a SS guy my entire life. My last being a Yba Passion Integre. Loved it, but I decided (with some strong suggestions from other audiophools) to move to a SET integrated after purchasing my Zu Definitions. This has been a marriage made in heaven. I never realized, never having speakers before that were sensitive enough to be driven by tubes, how wonderous the SET sound is. I was thinking Mastersounds 845 Compact. Cannot be found anywhere right now. They (being in Italy) don't have a US dealership. Suggestions? First hand experiences a plus or excellent second hand ones appreciated. thanks in :)
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mghcanuck
116 posts
 
Hi Warren:

Nice to see that you have moved to tubes and Zus. Great combination! I've had Druids with the Yamamoto A-08 for the past 18 months and diggin' it.

Mastersound has a distributor in Canada, TriCell in the Toronto area: http://www.tricell-ent.com/prodline.htm. I bet they can hook you up with the 845 Compact.

All the best,

Max
classic95
52 posts
 
Acoustic Dreams are shown as their distributor. Have you tried contacting them?
http://www.acousticdreams.net/COMPANY.htm
hoggshead
80 posts
 
Warren,

Is this what you're looking for: Taurus Audio Newark - California - USA? They are the distributor in the USA. They even have an ad on Audiogon with the amp you're interested in learning about.

Jim
henshouse
19 posts
 
Check out the Primaluna stuff too! I have the Primaluna Prologue Two. Its not an SET amp, but it drives a much wider variety of speakers with its 40wpc rating. Works with KT88s, KT90s, 6550s, or EL34s. I love the sound with the NOS tubes I have substituted for the small signal tubes it came with. Less than $1,550.00 also!!!
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jond
5,911 posts
 
Warren,
I thought that you moved into tubes several months ago when you got you Zu's? I thought that it was maybe an Audio amp that you got? Anyway I'm glad to hear that you're diving even deeper into the tube world. I would suggest doing what I did, give Vu and his crew at Deja Vu Audio a call, they build amazing custom stuff using vintage transformers and the best sounding parts. I love my amp and preamp, and since it's all custom they can build you whatever you want/need. Check it out, and whatever you end up doing, happy listening!
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