About Vacuum State amps

No problems with the VSA driving the Tonian or the 8ohm KCS

I used sophia princess mesh plates in the amps and did not try anything else.

If you read Roy Gregory's review of the amps in HiFi+ you will have my opinion as well. He is spot on in his description of the amps and it's performance relative to other tube and amp topologies.

I have also owned and used both the TEAD Linear A and B amps and also the tube distinction stereo 30 soul amp (and many others). I prefer the VSA to any of these but all are very good amps IMHO .... provided they are paired sensibly with speakers.

I used/tried a variety of preamps...I mostly used the Tube Distinctions Soul Mate but also tried, Allnic 4000, Shindo (the $18k one), several passives. The amps really let you hear what is going on in front.

I would also imagine that VSA's own acclaimed preamp would be excellent but I never tried this.

Regards,
Kurt

Dear Glide3,
Thank you very much for your swift responce.
Was the drive of the amps sufficient for the Tonian speakers?
As far as I know the amps have a 6 Ohms output impendance while the Tonians have 16 ohms input. Was there a mismatch?

How would you describe the sonic advantages of this speaker/amp combo and if there are any analogies/comparisons with other systems.

Finally, what kind of 300Bs have you used and at which preamp have you hook them at?

Thank you in advance.
Regards

Yes, I owned the VSA DPA 300b amps. Excellent amps with speed, dynamics, and great extension at both ends.

I used mine with Tonian Classic 12.1s and KCS Seas Exotic speakers (these were supplemented by an Audiokinesis swarm sub set-up)

Some of the better amps I have owned