Joule-Electra Destiny mono blocks, Opinions?


Joule-Electra Destiny mono blocks, they seem to be under the radar and not talked about very often.

I would like to know;

Opinions

Joule product reliability?

Build quality of fit and finish?

Customer service?

Sound characteristics?
dev

Showing 3 responses by swampwalker

Dev- I would check w Jud Barber @ Joule, to see if those amps will pair well w a low impedence load. As I am sure you know, they are OTL and speaker pairing is v impt. I have a VZN-80 (80 watt stereoblock) and I will tell you that 8 of the output tubes throw off a good deal of heat. You would be looking at a very significant heat load, IMO. Great amp, very transparent as you would expect w OTL.
There is no question in my mind that J-E amps get the soul of the music. If the emotional/artistic content is as impt to you as it is to me (#1, IMO) you will love the J-E amps!!
FWIW, my VZN-80 takes about 10 minutes to warm up to where the output tubes will pass the requisite voltage to bias correctly. The small signal tubes have a small current passing all the time.