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NAT Se2Se amps

Very little information on these amps can be found . Does anyone here own them and do they sound best with "XLR" or "RCA" input cables or has different power cords made much of a difference? Presently, I only have the single ended (RCA) inputs on my preamp which was custom made locally . I know some amps can sound best on either configuration due to how it's implemented. Also, has anyone "rolled" the two small signal tubes and found a significant change in the presentation of the sound?
chuckie
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tpreaves
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Experiment some,come to your own conclusions.What sounds good to Joe Blow might not work for you.Just a thought.
soundlistening
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Hi,
Have used the Nat Audio SE1 for sometime with high efficiency speakers.

Nat Audio is a great way to walk into SET and get a good taste of the 211/VT4c tubes. Try some GE to start, inputs will enable you to experinence things. In the end if you are hooked to SET then you will climb higher up the ladder.

You may do better going single tube than parallel tubes, this implemntation is harder to master and will detract from the SET magic. Cannot say if Dejan at Nat has acheived this or not. FYI very few parallel 211's work, the best being the Kondo Gakuon, different ball game.

The RCA inputs are better than the XLR's that are "false" balanced anyway, yes tried both.

Tim
chuckie OP
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Tim
Thanks,I had a friend's ASL 845 model 1006 in my system about
a year ago checking it out and that's what hooked me.I have never
heard my speakers produce the midrange so lifelike and crystaline.
The low frequency info was lacking the tautness and solidity as expected
but it was enough to give me a glimpse of what was possible with SET
amps .So,figuring a little more power would help elicit better control and
have that glorious midrange I purchased the NAT Se2Se amps .This is what brought me to finding amps that
could power my speakers. So, far they don't have that magic midrange
that the ASL 1006's had and I will continue to work with them to bring the best out of them. They are such beautiful amps and very well built . I'll stay with the RCA 's for now.
soundlistening
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Chuckie,

Keep in mind that the 845 is the mid range lovers tube.

If your speakers are <90/92db you will be missing quite a lot of what any SET has to offer. Have run SET 55w parallel 211's into 90db then same into 100db, far far better in my world.

Tell us what your speakers are.

Tim
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