OCD mickey website and negativity.

I’ve bought gear from Mikey. I went down to Atlanta to pick up the gear. I bought his used NAT Audio 805 Generator mono blocks and a NAT Audio Symmetrical Balanced Line Stage that he coordinated the sale from one of his existing customers. I picked up both components from him almost two years ago.

His rig looks like a mad scientist experiment but is the most amazing system I’ve ever heard. I have a buddy with a 500k system that I listen to frequently so I can appreciate what an amazing system sounds like. Mikey’s rig is on another level. To be fair, my buddy hasn’t really addressed his room yet because of remodeling. Some say the room accounts for 50% regarding sonics.

I needed a pair of XLR cables for my new gear and Mikey pulled a pair of his top of the line silver foil cables off of his rig and sold them to me before I took everything home. I had a great time hanging out with him, I consider him a friend. He treats everybody he works with like this.

I’ve featured his videos on the private FaceBook group that I created almost five years ago: HiFi and music media releases. We don’t see eye to eye on everything. I’m an analog vinyl guy and he’s a high end digital guy. He makes fun of my AudioQuest cobalt Dragonfly DAC but it sounds incredible with the NAT gear!

I’ll be doing more business with him soon.

The NAT amps sound amazing. I just picked up the Magma M HRS mono's. I got home yesterday. I also own the 805 Generators, there's a picture of them in my virtual system. The Magma M's are single ended triode. The Generators are push pull triode. After listening to them in my rig last night and most of today, I can tell you that the Magma M's are more musical sounding than the Generators. They both have great range and bass response. My speakers need massive power from tube amps given that they are 88 dB at 1 meter and 4 ohm. 

One of my Generator mono blocks died in October. My tech has been trying to fix them since then but was unable to. He tried everything. There aren't any schematics available for them. We called NAT in Serbia and they couldn't help either. If I can find a single mono block somewhere I'd have a working pair. They're 17 years old.

Mikey gave me an INCREDIBLE deal on the Magma M's. I couldn't pass it up. I'll upload a new photo.

Mikey didn't have to do anything for me after my Generators died. I bought them from him used a couple of years ago. They worked great until they didn't. That's the way the cookie crumbles. All I can say is that he really stepped up to help me out and I greatly appreciate that! He treats his people right. Spend some money with him and you'll know what I'm talking about. 

@emergingsoul, Thanks. The Magma New tubes are quite a bit bigger than the Magma M tubes. The Magma New chassis is also taller than the M chassis.

I’ve listened to a number of different tube amp designs. I prefer the SET topography best of the different designs I’ve heard. These are very musical. They pair the best with my speakers of the different amps I’ve had in the rig.

If he doesn't have them in stock, Mikey can get the amps relatively quickly. If there is an issue with one, he has several qualified techs in different parts of the country. If an issue arrises, the details are worked out based on the location and circumstances. It’s not a big deal.