Spectron amplifier - new black faceplate?

" I am considering to get their monoblocks"

Hello Mike,

What are you looking for in the amplifier? What is your speakers etc?

All The Best
Rafael

Hello Mike,

If you like tube amplifiers then I am sure you will like Spectron. I am also tube lover and I have compared Musician III Signature with VTL Zeigfried and I liked Spectron more.
See - http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1180897750&read&keyw&zzspectron

I am aware that Wayne Donnelley, reviewer of The Enjoy The Music sold his VTL ( Siegfrieds or one level down) and keeps Spectron as well. And its all about older Signature model and stereo configuration. New Mk2 is much better, not to mention monoblocks

So if you need power, have a difficult load (Wilson speakers dip below 2 Ohms as far as I remember) and like tube amplification then Musician III Mk2 should be ideal, particularly if you can afford two units and run them in monoblock configuration

All The Best
Rafael

Hello Ajackson,

I totally agree with you. If you can try the amp IN YOUR SYSTEM then you must do it. I am not sure how easy it can be done with speakers but with amp - ABSOLUTELY!

The problem, as I see it - when you try to buy used amp or whatever - seller rarely gives you opportunity to return the component if you don;t like it. Right now - there are three Spectron "demos" here at Audiogon and these dealers better will give their amp for trial.

Still, let me share my observation that Spectron appears better and better when you move to more and more difficult load. I have B&W802N and I tried many, many amps and Spectron was the best - may be because my speakers are extremely difficult to drive (correctly that is).

How you said? "TRY B\4 U BUY" - I like it !

All The Best
Rafael

Hello Mike,

I would express my personal opinion but from my experience I believe that pair of stock of Musician III monoblocks will sound much better then one Musician III with all upgrades.

Better in three-dimensionality, better in finesse, liquidity. To my surprise I do not hear so much improvement in dynamic range and bass or more correct - I do hear improvement there but not in a degree of the improvement in three-dimensionality and finesse.

John and Simon from Spectron explain it that when you use their monoblocks - all distortions originated in the amplifiers cancel each other completely and you listen to music without (amplifier induced) distortions.

All The Best
Rafael

You don't like reviewer comparison Spectron performance to that of Bentley? OK, to the best of my knowledge - next week or so will be another review published. Spectron amp is compared there with the best TUBE amplifiers around. I been told that one or more reviews are in pipeline.

Rafael