Any owners of a Unison Research S8 integrated ?


Would like to hear some of your thoughts on this Italian creation.

thxs,thierry.
asterix
The Amp has plenty of power for an SET and I enjoyed it but it is not the last word in transparency. It has a rather big romantic sound.
Jack,

I do agree with your comments; I owned one too and was curious to get others opinion and see if it match my thoughts.it is quite powerful with a big 3D sound,the top end seems fine to me and yes it is on the warm side of things.

also quite dynamic with good bass.

I would need to take it to my friend and compare the sonics to his smarts 845 which are very open sonically.

what tubes do you use with it?

thxs.
Hi. I am now using 2 Amperex 7316 and a Raytheon 5814. Another setup is 2 Radio Technique 5814 and 1 Mullard CV4003.

What power cord are u using?

Calvin
Hi calvin,

I am using a audioquest powercord of some type but I am not a great believer of them as I tried many different brands from my friends and never found significant improvement sonically unlike IC or speaker cables.

the tubes are using are sometimes mullard cv 4003 and rca cleartops.

tried this compares to your tube set up?

thinking of selling it due to the heat the S8 produces,just gets to hot in my room despite the fans blowing (I live in hawaii/rainy mountain side).

thierry.