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| The Audio Gods are tough but fair-Have you had the "Curse of the 300B" ? Hi Mark, In my opinion Yes it would. However this depends on how loud you listen and what type of music you listen to. For jazz, acoustical or any analog music you will achieve healthy volume levels. If on the other hand you listen to bass heavy r... | |
| The Audio Gods are tough but fair-Have you had the "Curse of the 300B" ? @glow_worm That is one of the best articles out there in that it explains clearly what is going on in a single-ended amplifier that contributes to what many of us hear as its "magic". Of course we can also see why push pull is so efficient. I read... | |
| Aric Audio Systems Unlimited Preamp I just wanted to post this here for anyone interested in getting a deal on an amplifier. I have a customized Transcend Push Pull (KT88/6SN7 based) as well as an EL84 push-pull, both demo units- in 9/10 condition (which is conservative). I built th... | |
| Aric Audio Systems Unlimited Preamp I just wanted to follow up that this item has sold to an Audiogon member! Thanks for all who took a look. Best, Aric | |
| Aric Audio Systems Unlimited Preamp I just wanted to share this here in case anyone was on the fence and just needed a small nudge to push them over ;-) Up for sale is a custom version of my Transcend Push~Pull amplifier featuring a 12AU7 front end! Tubes are included as is the fu... | |
| If you love SET amplifiers, boy do I have speaker for you. @vt4c - Maybe! How many watts does it output into 8 ohms? ;-) | |
| If you love SET amplifiers, boy do I have speaker for you. @t_ramey - You’re very welcome and that’s most excellent! I think Klipsch speakers of the large/high efficiency variety are great candidates for SET amps!@teajay - It sounds like these speakers are a winner, and nonetheless a very affordable condu... | |
| If you love SET amplifiers, boy do I have speaker for you. @t_ramey - The amplifier won't struggle with larger drivers provided efficiency and impedance are all in check. Within the power limits of the amplifier of course. I receive this question a lot, and what it really all boils down to are listening p... | |
| If you love SET amplifiers, boy do I have speaker for you. @charles1dad much appreciated as well! I admit I hopped on the fast track towards truly studying true SET designs. I now have acquired several boxes of "tinkering" parts where I’ve been able to swap out filament transformers, diodes, caps, chokes,... | |
| If you love SET amplifiers, boy do I have speaker for you. Hey Teajay! Thanks for the referral and also the kind words and including me in this thread as being a source for amplification. Here’s my honest take on the question posted by @davidantonio . To get a 2A3 amplifier "done right", there needs to be... | |
| Aric Audio Systems Unlimited Preamp @jtcf you're very welcome my friend and I'm glad that you're enjoying the Transcend Push-Pull amplifier as much as you are! Things will only settle in more with additional break-in which should add additional focus on soundstage and transparency ... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Very cool amp! I like the over built design and direct coupled driver. Be aware of Mercury rectifiers, they're far more dangerous than the liquid mercury in older thermometers and if broken will quickly spread a fine mist around the room (more so ... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Hey Tom, You’ve got it right. It’s a 300B Push Pull cathode bias amplifier that can produce 25 watts per channel. This amp followed on the coat-tails of my Transcend and Special PP KT based amps. The question was- Since a SET amp can sound so good... | |
| Aric Audio Systems Unlimited Preamp Hey Mark, Thanks for the kind words! I also wanted to mention, that from now until the end of October Aric~Audio will be running a site wide 10% off sale including all of the Transcend, Special pieces, cables and speakers. Anyone interested in tak... | |
| Aric Audio Systems Unlimited Preamp I just want to say that I greatly appreciate all of the positive words posted here. Building this gear is what I've wanted to do for most of my life- ever since I was bitten by the audio bug as a child, watching my Dad jam to his Pioneer rack syst... |