Would You Rather Own A Good SET Amp, Or A Great Push Pull Amp?


Throwing this out there because I would appreciate the viewpoints of the many knowledgeable, and experienced audio people here. I'm really torn about a decision I am considering in this regard. And no, sorry, I cannot name the amps involved. I could lose one or both options if I publicized them here. And honestly, only the tiniest fraction of forum members would ever have listened to even one of these options. 

The speakers they would be used with can equally accommodate either of these choices per the designer/manufacturer, who I ran it by. 

Your thoughts would be appreciated. 

nightfall

Never owned a Dynaco ST35 but my best bud had one back in the day, this with Dynaco speakers in quad setup, Linn LP12, very nice.

 

I built a Latino ST70 some years ago, adding some of my own mods, this with Merlin VSM. The Art Audio Carissa Signature 845 SET I was running at time was clearly superior. 

 

2nd order harmonic distortion is pleasing to some of us, much prefer that to odd order. In any case, different strokes for different folks.

@Invalid - they do indeed. But if I smear vaseline on my camera lens, I think most people won't see a clear image from the resulting photograph.

@atmasphere  - thank you for your directness and candour, as always, Ralph πŸ™πŸ»πŸ™πŸ»

kevin

I do have fond memories of that Dynaco ST35, will have first listening session with the Bendix 6094/EL84 amps this weekend. 

A great push/pull amp is compatible with far more speakers than an SET. And it might not sound as good as an SET on high eff. speakers, but it will still sound pretty darn good. So I guess that's my choice.