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Antique Sound Lab Hurricane MK1 vs MK2

Hello, I'm planning to buy a pair of Antique Sound Lab Hurricane. There is a lot of positive reviews and comments about the MK1 version, but I don't find nothing about the MKII, that is very different. Could someone tell me if the sound of the MKII version is much better than the renowned MKI?
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carlesdg

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carlesdg OP
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Hi Rodman, I know about the different capacitors mounted in the Hurricanes. HP from TAS say that the first were the best, although other people preferred the newest versions. I have a pair of Lumley Reference monoblocks (120W) with 4 kt88 per channel, and I know that this equipment can heat up the room!
I cannot try a pair of Hurricanes before to try, but I can buy the MKI or MKII version (with the tubes on top of the trafos), for that I want to know if they have different sound.

Justsound, i will keep in touch about your experience with the MKII
carlesdg OP
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Response34, you are a specialist in the Hurricanes , really. I like more the look of the MK1, but I was not sure if both versions sounded similar. I think that the latest versions of the MK1 have the triode/pentode switch, but I wasn't sure what capacitors that mounted.
Do you think that this amps have a bad reliability?
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