All my experience with Antique sound labs is that they are a good deal for the money. I've got their single ended 22 watt/channel amp that sounds wonderful with Klipsch Belles. I also own a 30 watt/channel integrated and have had their single ended monos using EL 34s. You cant beat them for their performance but obviously they are not CJ or ARC quality. As the name leads one to believe their circuit designs are generally not their own. These are old designs in a new package. Some of the chassis's are not up to par with the transformers and in shipping the middle of the chassis bends in due to the weight of some of the transformers. If you can get a pair in good physical shape you cant go wrong for $200. Some people spend that on Shoes! Try horn speakers with the amps. You will definitely have to have an efficient speaker.
99 10W Tube Mono Blocks?
Just read a CES article in Stereophile (April issue) that very briefly touched on some $99 tube mono blocks made by Antique Sound Labs, the Wave AV-8. Can anyone tell me anything about these things?
To own tubed mono blocks for $99 each... I just can't believe they could be any good. But at the same time, for $200, how could I not find out for myself?
What kind of speakers, of course in the same price range, say $200 max for the pair would produce reasonable sound and be happy wih a 10W tube amp?
Oh, and of course we also need a, say, under $200 CD player with built-in volume control that would make this system really sing. Any suggestions here? :)
But seriously, I am just itching to order these things... Anyone that has any info, good or bad, please let me know.
To own tubed mono blocks for $99 each... I just can't believe they could be any good. But at the same time, for $200, how could I not find out for myself?
What kind of speakers, of course in the same price range, say $200 max for the pair would produce reasonable sound and be happy wih a 10W tube amp?
Oh, and of course we also need a, say, under $200 CD player with built-in volume control that would make this system really sing. Any suggestions here? :)
But seriously, I am just itching to order these things... Anyone that has any info, good or bad, please let me know.