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Any Octave Owners out there?

I am currently doing a demo of the V40se w/ BB but thinking about the V80se. I notice there’s not much posted and wondered about the sonic difference between these two. How is the reliability of these? Why haven’t there been any upgrades since the release of this back in 2017? I was thinking about the Raven Osprey but had an opportunity to try this in house with my Spatial M3 Sapphires.
Appreciate your input.
thanks
Rene
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rshad0000
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Yes I agree.  Octave is very responsive and helpful when you reach out to them.  
My system is Focal Scala Evo speakers, Chord Dave DAC, Aurender N20, HP700 Pre, RE320 with SBB, wireworld eclipse 8 speaker cables, platinum eclipse 8 interconnects, and a mixture of AQ Dragon and Clarity Vortex PCs.   I’ve been tweaking it for a while and I really like the sound. I’ve been working with a dealer in Dallas.  Shoot me a message and I can send you their contact info.  Thanks
michnixd
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Hi guys,
my HP 300 SE -and I- are currently waiting for a RE 320 amp to drive my Marten Parker Trios.
I was thinking about replacing the stock 12AU7 driver tubes with some better NOS types. I have good access to and the choice is between either Cifte or Siemens Halske NOS ECC82
Does anyone have some experiences with that? 
Any information appreciated. :) 
ackerdo
11 posts
 

Reliability is awful. They have a QA issue, not to mention they can't repair anything damaged from their poor quality assurance.  I've sent an amplifier back twice and need to send it back a third time. Unbelievable.

If you want to be frustrated, go with Octave. Just make sure you have a back-up amp for the months the Octave will be in repair.

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