Has anyone tried the Coincident Dynamo 34SE

In the meantime I believe purchasing the Dynamo 34SE might be a good move, but don't want to jump just yet, would like more info and impressions from the A-gon community. Does Blume give in home trials?

I can't compare it to the Decware 34.1ss, but I did purchase the Dynamo 34se, which is phenomenal. So far I've tube rolled the rectifier tube to Mullard late 60s 5AR4, plus Sylvania JAN 6SL7 WGT, EL34s from stock Shuguang (sounded good) to RFT Siemens, Gold Lion KT77s, and now, Shuguang Black Treasure 6CA7s (still breaking in) but I can already say they are the best of this grouping. The Black Treasure has a long break-in period (200 hrs) and over the past two days they have really opened up and are beginning to sound fabulous. The stage in my 14x16 room is wall-to-wall, deep beyond the back wall. Instrumental tone is beautiful, well saturated, full, accurate, detailed, clear. A small edge on violins and horns have disappeared. This tube amp, with the tubes I have used is neither too Yin or Yang, just right for me, it has the best tube amp attributes as well as never being fatiguing, with the surprising quality, too me, of being very dynamic. This amp plays everything well, large classical, chamber, Jazz, modern as well as big band, rock folk, you name it, it plays it wonderfully.

I' ve owned many top-notch systems, yet this small Dynamo is special.

Charles1dad, you have a great system. I think I'm going to go in that direction over this next year. Need to wait a bit until the new house is finished.

Charles, I'd likely purchase one of Israel's speakers. At the moment I have Tekton Lore, Tekton 4.5, as well as Infinity Prelude Compositions, 96db, 4 Ohm/with built in 300 watt amp driving the 12 inch woofers. I currently own a Cary V12, Cary 300SEI, and Primaluna One. I'd sell some of this other gear assuming the Coincident 300b is better, which I believe it is. Especially set up as you have it.

Grannyring, I've looked at the Inspire and it is intriguing. As you can see I have bought Dennis Had's products, for me they have been stellar, with no problems. Dennis was easy to work with. I also own the Cary SLP98 Pre.

Swampwalker, primarily the Dynamo 34se, but I am eventually going to go for the 300b. Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Smrex13,
I gave you a potential answer on your other thread. Good luck.

Have you tried the Emotiva CMX yet?

Thanks, and good luck.

Audioman 58,
Couldn't agree more. This is one great amp. I had my mind blown again
today listening to it. I bought, on Jeff Day recommendation via his Blog,
NOS Western Electric 16ga speaker wire (almost impossible to get
worldwide today) and Belden 8402 Microphone cable as interconnect
terminated with Switchcraft 3502AAU RCAs. The cost was a remarkable
$1.15 per foot for the WE 16ga and about $2.75 for the Belden. These are
both stranded tin copper wires. Jeff Day was alerted to these speaker and
interconnects by a Japanese builder of the SPEC amps, Yazaki-San, while
doing a review of the SPEC integrated for Positive Feedback. Yazaki-San
uses these wires as his reference; he stated they have the sound signature
of the WE 274B from the 40s with the old etch code, not any of the newer
models. YaZaki-San calls the WE 16ga an "artistic" speaker
wire, transparent, warm, natural, organic, full of color texture, right-sized
instruments and more. Day compared them to his Sablon $$$ cables, equal
but different. I couldn't agree more. Yazaki-San also builds some great
300B amps according to Day. My PS Audio Statments, various Goertz
99.99% Silver and Kimber are going to be sidelined. Really special stuff.

My Coincident Dynamo has Red Base, Shuguang Black Treasure 6CA7s,
Mullard 5AR4s from about '67, plus I swap in 274B at various times. It is
Killer good. Going for Triode Wire Labs power cables next.

Thanks Charles,
I've been using a long in the tooth CCCP, Custom Power Cord, excellent cord, thought it time to try something new.

Charles,
Did you like Blume's power cord better, or something else?