Deja Vu Audio Push-Pull 45/2a3. Simply amazing. This is where you go after you are done with the "brands" and are really seeking true music. Have fun. It is a great journey.
Yes, for the last 7 or 8 years I've owned a 45 AMP. First one was Wavelength Geminia monoblocks and currently have a Yamamoto. You will need efficient speakers and it's probably not the ideal amp for large scale (Mahler or Bruckner)symphonies. Given those caveats, the 45 is a wonderful tube that provides lots of SET magic.
I just started using an Electra-Fidelity Sliver 45 SE integrated in my system this past weekend. Although I've been listening to it for the past year in various iterations as it is an amp that is manufactured by my partner and that I will be selling commercially shortly.
If you have speakers that can do justice to 1.5 watts or so of SET amplification (at least 95dB and more realistically 98dB+) I suggest you give one a listen. Also, with the SET 45's there are some tradeoffs and Sibelius mentioned one of them. You should take that into consideration.
Lokie and Shoot4pin or whomever, have you owned other 45s (or 2a3) before purchasing the Deja Vu? You rarely see a used Deja Vu listed on Audiogon and I'd hate to pop for a new one without listening to it first. I'm located on the opposite coast and have no reason to visit McLean VA.
Just curious as to how the Deja Vu compares to the Burgess 45 or Don Allen's 45, or even the Yamamoto A-08.
Truly great thing about Ralph is that while he has his own company selling a certain kind of amplifier (and preamp), he also likes other kinds of amplifiers and other brands and will praise his competition publically.
Not a lot guys out there who are so open minded and generous with their time.
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