Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy?

Bakoon. The offspring of a baboon and a raccoon? Rocky Rebozo?

David Berning is a brilliant designer and engineer who has been granted a patent for his ZOTL design and really thinks outside the box.

This is the only amplifier with I will replace my 2 Sansui...

I read a lot about....The only new complete transformation of the tube amplifier for the last 50 years it seems.... 

I've got a Pass XA30.5 and a Golden Tube SE40.  I'm rigged to switch between them depending on what I'm listening to.  Both so good, but different.

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I’d love to hear that comparison. The NA dealer is offering free shipping and 45d in home demos right now on the Bakoon 13R (perks of being a small amp)

Sometime over the next 6-12 months I’d like to get the Bakoon in and compare vs the XA25 and the LTA UL. What I hope is for it to be a mix of the two. My rudimentary understanding of the circuit leads me to believe that the reduced damping relative to the XA25 might produce a "juicier" sound (more body, air and ), without compromising detail retrieval and those wonderful transients.

How does the Valvet compare to the XA25 and the SIT1/3 ? Assuming it’s the e2se ?

Many years ago I had an Atma-Sphere S 30. It had beautiful clarity although at that time I felt it leaned toward a SS sound. Because of this animated and informative discussion, I have come to much better understand the qualitative elements that make for good SS sound and good 300B SET sound. It is surely a mistake to generalize, although the essential and main difference is that SS is an intellectual perspective and SET an emotional one. I just spent 3 days listening to my First Watt M2 in place of my 300Bs. As it was wisely said: it is a different paradigm. I did appreciate the tight bass and the fine details but missed the SET. Today I put the tubes back in and it was a big ahhhh... ! Instead of using my head and enjoying the qualities of the SS M2, I again am using my gut. It’s visceral.
However, the good SS qualities and good ones of SET may be embodied in Atma-Sphere MA 60s. As we all know, Ralph has been a deeply seasoned source of knowledge and information. His statements about my intellectual/emotional understanding referring to how the brain interprets sound has been transformative. I believe I now am aware of the negative aspects of SET. That is, pthe lose of focus, distortion, etc. I believe the Atma-Spheres may balance clarity and emotion in a way that my evolved perspective can perceive and appreciate.
If the thread continues, I will report on the results of the MA 60s.
The Bakoon 13R is still of significant interest. I cannot discount how I may or may not care for it. But my understanding that tubes, especially in an OTL, have a physicality that cannot be duplicated. After all I have come to understand through this thread, I think that the Atma-Sphere is my best bet. Time will tell.