SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Onemug,Gsm8439 has actual owner experience with the 2A3 and I don`t,he`d be better qualified to discuss the matching of these with the 300b.I understand your reservations about the Taka... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Onemug,I felt the same towards the BT 300b out of the box, they just kept improving with the added hours of use.You`ll have to spend more money to better them.Have you tried the EML 2A3... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Onemug,The Sophia RP is a better tube(actually it`s excellent) but it`s also 2-3x the price of the Shuguang BTs.The BT is a very good value IMO.I`ve not heard the Psvane but word of mouth is go... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Hi Onemug,Nice to hear from you. The Franks driving maggies? that sure goes against common wisdom of most maggie owners.The Shuguang Black Treasure 300b I used for 2 1/2 years and is a 'ver... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Hello Drdavid,My power cables are Coincident. Ocellia Silver Reference for IC and SC.rEGARDS, posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Minimalist system from La Coruña, SpainDaniel,The very best tube power amplifiers are just hard to match when it comes to natural sound and pure musical realism.3 dimensional ability and tactile present are more convincing.Regards, posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Final SETHi Ludimagis,I bet the Lamm pre was a nice addition. What are its advantages and disadvantages compared to your passive pre? Is the Gamut amp a direct equal to your SET amplifier and do... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Only tubes and vinyl will doCongratulations Paul,The Tron 211 SET with the Horning speakers must sound divine,involving and oh so natural.Regards, posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
CanConThanks for your comparative reply. The PRE sounds like it`s a superb speaker. I imagine you`ll be happy with them for many years.You seem very satisfied with the bass performance driven by the 8 wa... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
CanConHfisher,Congratulations! what do the Pure Extreme speakers provide above and beyond the Total victory V?How well do the Frankensteins drive this different speaker?thanks, posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Sings Like a CanaryFercoli,Well done and very nice system. It seems that following the simpler/minimalist approach with audio components often yields superior results and 'natural' sound.Regards, posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Hi Scott,Thank you for your very kind comments, yes I do love my jazz musicians.You should consider moving your pictures and see if it works for you.I imagine that large Nina Simone painting is... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
From Electrostats to Horns -More StepsGoldeneraguy,Horning speakers and a good SET amp would be very difficult to beat if the objective is 'natural' sound and realism.Regards, posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Maggie Heaven RevisedAhendler,I read on another forum that you use 40 watt triode VTL amps to drive your maggies.What do these lower power amps do that`s superior to your higher power amps? This is interesting give... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Jsujo,Thanks for your kind comments.Coincident makes extraordinary sounding components and I plan to keep mine for many years to come.Regards, posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
The Music FactoryHi,Very nice and well done system.I`m sure the sound is natural and beautiful. posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondsHi,I got my Takatsuki tubes direct from japan via amtrans.co.jp This was before the april price increase. I paid 1450.00 USD and will happily buy them again when the time comes.The 300b SET amp... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondsHi Henk jan,You should be happy with the Sophia Royal Princess 300b, it`s an excellent tube.I wrote a comparision of this tube and the Takatsuki in the thread "favorite 300b,Sophia or KR&q... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondsYou wrote "the feeling of reality has much improved". That sums it up well.When I switched to my current 8 watt 300b SET among 'many' attributes the sense of real live performers presence... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's System"Obviously,it is a matter of system matching much like the ASR" Agree,this can be said for every audio component under the sun and then factor many different pairs of ears. posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemRugyboogie,What attempt was made to conquer the dryness of your ASR?Did the ASR have any specific sonic advantages compared to your Dartzeel amplifier?Spirit, how realistic are the chan... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGregm,I recall a while back another gon member reached a similar conclusion. In short, great design,built and function,the perfect robot but lacks 'soul'passion and emotion. Just too sterile an... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Isochronism,Understood. posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Meant to write ,don`t need the bother of hit or miss quality of record selection. posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Chayro and Isochronism,Thanks to both of you for your kind comments. To be clear I enjoy good analog quite a bit. My own experience is Linn LP 12 and Well tempered TT(which I liked better). Iso... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment |