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NAT Se2Se amps

Very little information on these amps can be found . Does anyone here own them and do they sound best with "XLR" or "RCA" input cables or has different power cords made much of a difference? Presently, I only have the single ended (RCA) inputs on my preamp which was custom made locally . I know some amps can sound best on either configuration due to how it's implemented. Also, has anyone "rolled" the two small signal tubes and found a significant change in the presentation of the sound?
chuckie

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soundlistening
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Hi,
Have used the Nat Audio SE1 for sometime with high efficiency speakers.

Nat Audio is a great way to walk into SET and get a good taste of the 211/VT4c tubes. Try some GE to start, inputs will enable you to experinence things. In the end if you are hooked to SET then you will climb higher up the ladder.

You may do better going single tube than parallel tubes, this implemntation is harder to master and will detract from the SET magic. Cannot say if Dejan at Nat has acheived this or not. FYI very few parallel 211's work, the best being the Kondo Gakuon, different ball game.

The RCA inputs are better than the XLR's that are "false" balanced anyway, yes tried both.

Tim
soundlistening
26 posts
 
Chuckie,

Keep in mind that the 845 is the mid range lovers tube.

If your speakers are <90/92db you will be missing quite a lot of what any SET has to offer. Have run SET 55w parallel 211's into 90db then same into 100db, far far better in my world.

Tell us what your speakers are.

Tim
soundlistening
26 posts
 
Asking SET's to drive 88db speakers is quite a challenge.
Maybe you could consider the KR audio SET's that are said to deliver the SET and the power, never heard myself but some say they are worth it.
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