Have you heard darTZeel Amplifiers


I’ve been interested in a darTZeel NHB-108 amplifier since hearing about them a few days ago. Has anyone heard a darTZeel amplifiers and what is your impression? I was intrigued because their NHB-468 has a very high slew rate of 200v/µs, which is the highest I’ve ever seen. The NHB-108 model 2 is rated at 88v/µs. I have always been impressed with amps that have a high slew rate because they sound transparent to me and reproduce transients other amps seem to miss. I have had many amplifiers including a modified Sony TA-8650 which has a high slew rate, that will go in my estate if it lives that long. I like the sound of Bryston amplifiers a lot too. I realize the price is high for darTZeel even used, but I’m looking for something because I would like more clarity in the midrange especially. I don’t want to even consider tubes unless they have an auto-bias feature. Thanks in advance.
fiesta75

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Thanks for all of your feedback. Have all, or a few of you actually heard a darTZeel amplifier? What was your impression of the sound? Are the string instruments detail as good as the specs suggest? Particularly the attack, pluck of the string. Harp, Banjo, Piano, Tambourine, Cymbal crash? I'm looking at buying a used one, a few for sale, Audiogon, US Audio Mart and Ebay. This quest started after replacing all of the op-amps in my analog crossover and CD player with ones that have a spec of 3000v/µs. I was surprised that I could hear the difference...
Thanks for the link to the article from Mike Lavigne, lots of good stuff from everyone! That was a good thought from jetter, hadn’t thought about that aspect considering the difficulty to replicate. HAVE had surprises from Ebay before. Guess if I’m going to invest $13k +, maybe I should buy from a reputable site like AG, but that one is $30k list. So without the latest upgrades, would you buy the Dartzeel again, elrod? Have you heard anything else that you think would come close? Bryston, 60v/µs. Kind of hoping Mike L would chime in, don’t want to bother him with a PM.
Yes, I do realize the BNC inputs are best and will use them. Thanks again for the additional thoughts and info, much appreciated.