Audio Note Gaku-on

There was a long article in Sound Practice regarding this Audio Note Gaku-on.

I believe that Andy Singer of Sound by Singer ran the top Kondo amp in his personal system for a number of years. Send him an e-mail and perhaps he can respond to your question (Andy couldn't be a nicer guy ...).

There was a review in HiFi News (UK) written by Ken Kessler in 1994 or so.

Raquel

I dont know which Andy Singer you are referring to, but the dealer in NY has no interest in audio or music beyond the sound of a ringing cash register.

The Gaku-On amps that I am familiar with are from Audionote (uk) and employ 211 tubes in a parallel single-ended configuration (two output tubes per channel). A local dealer had a pair, and, I believe, one customer owned something like three pairs (two in operation as part of a triamped system) and a third as a spare. These were crazy expensive amps ($250,000 a pair retail). This amp sounds very good, but I actually personally preferred the sound of the Audionote Sogon, which cost about half the price; it has a leaner sound, but a more open top end.