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845 Tube vs KT90

Thinking about auditioning/purchasing a 845 mono block, may cost me big money, so i'd like a few ideas on what to expect from the 845 tube image.
I have a Jadis OR with KT90 and really offers me pretty much what i love in my classical music, each orch section is heard distinctly from the others, IOW the sound stage has presence. However I've heard such wonderful comments about the "king of all tubes" the 845.
I'm wondering though, will the single 845 tube deliver the same separation of fq's as well as the dynamics of the mids are separate from the highs and lows. I do not like at all the image presented by the KT88 tube, nor the 300B tube for classical. Both from my experience have presented classical/orch as a flat one dimensional sound. A total flop.
For light rock , jazz, blues these tubes seem to be best.
So what should I expect from the 845 on classical, though I realize not every 845 amp will present the same image, inner components quality also play a big role. Just looking for general characteristcs as concerns the separtion of the 3 main fq's/lows/mids/highs.
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warrenh
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I'm a jazzman, but do Mozart, Vivaldi and their friends quite often. I'm driving 101db speakers with 40 SET wpc. My speakers never drop below 6 ohms. I get all I need from the Brandenburg Concertos to Stravinsky's (some serious SPL) Firebird. I cannot imagine stella satisfaction with an 845 tube with 88db speakers. I would always be yearning for more when playing big symphony music. I would think in terms of more sensitive speakers, then hook up with an SET tube 845 amp/pre. It works for me.
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warrenh
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Boa2, wouldn't that comment have been better communicated through an aside email? Punitive, public tongue lashing, with your normal pedantic, oratory is hard as usual to take. I would have sent you this email on the side, but I know that I am banned forever from sending you emails. I honor that, but not your self-righteous, full of yourself, 'tude....peace, warren :)
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Gunbei, I'm presently running with a Bel Canto SET40 matched with the Bel Canto SEP1 preamp. They work beautifully together. Classical music sounds beautiful to my ears...
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warrenh
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Funny you should ask. I posted the answer to that question on the 'gon just today. You'll find it. It's "Nirvana at last?" And yes, I can keep my thermostat down a degree or two when listening to my rig..lol..
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warrenh
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Bartok, is it ever reliable to convey via language what a tube, component, etc. brings to music? Still, wouldn't you, regardless of what beautiful descriptive language you read describing a tube etc., want to listen yourself? The CES show is your answer. A tough place, sometimes, to hear what is true. I have a good feeling that the 845 tube will deliver your goods. It does for me, at least. good luck and let us know what you discover. warren
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warrenh
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There is a Bel Canto SET40 amp for sale with KR845 tubes on the 'gon for a ridiculously great price. It's the same amp I have, less the KR 845s. $2500!! They still, (although it is not on their web site) make this amp. Sells brand spanking new for $5500. And it weighs in at 85lbs. You got a thing with componenet weight? You mention it often. Heavier the better? lol...
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warrenh
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I believe they still sell the mono blocks, as well, but the price is signifcantly higher. More like $19k a pair! Darkmodebius, what are some of the drawbacks of doubled output power? I'm not going there, but interested never the less.
warren :)
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warrenh
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YOU mentioned that they "come with drawbacks" What are the drawbacks you're talking about?
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