charles1dad
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| Coincident Frankenstein mk.2 amps Hi Joe, I understand, two terrific amplifiers with their own individual strengths, both excellent overall and can be enjoyed independently. I have a loaned First Watt S.I.T. special Nelson Pass designed D.I.Y. he did in push pull for additional po... | |
| Coincident Frankenstein mk.2 amps 1markr, For further clarification I also have the Jupiter copper foil capacitors in my Frankenstein rather than the stock Solens capacitors in the first stage coupling cap position. The 2nd stage is interstage transformer coupled. The difference b... | |
| Coincident Frankenstein mk.2 amps Hi Joe,I'm curious, how often do you switch between the Pass Labs and Frankenstein driving your Hornings? I have no doubt that the sound quality of your system is fantastic and very natural. Charles | |
| Coincident Frankenstein mk.2 amps Well this just goes to show that people do hear things differently and outcomes can be system and people specific. I use the Mullard GZ 37 which replaced the stock RCA rectifier tube. The Mullard has been simply excellent in my opinion. I have own... | |
| Arc Ref 75se vs D'Agostino Momentum Stereo If it really is as close as "splitting hàirs" I’d choose the solid state amplifier. No tube maintenance or replacement of tubes to worry and you can leave the solid state amplifier on 24/7 if you want to. The only advantage of the tube amplifier i... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Porscheracer, Thanks for the initial listening impressions of the two amplifiers. I was confident that if you just listen and focus on the music things would naturally sort themselves out. I’m not surprised that you and your wife express a decided... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts The beauty of High End Audio is the very talented/committed people who produce excellent sounding products. Quite a few are one man operations. Positive word of mouth commentary is obviously good for their business and significantly increases dema... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Kenny’’s approach to directly comparing amplifiers (or any audio product) is very similar to what I do as well. It is to your advantage to select recordings that you are very familiar with and also enjoy. I usually play about 5 different songs (so... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Hi Mac, If you don’t mind would you email me your phone number and I will call you Thursday evening. Just a reminder the current Frankenstein MK II SET have 4 and 8 ohm speaker taps. My version has 8 and 16 ohm speaker taps. So I'm curious to he... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts I suppose that I may assume too much sometimes. I expect that others do recognize that opinion and perspective expressed on open forums are indeed just "personal" experiences and not proclamations. I’m a fan of good SET amplifiers and appreciate... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Terry, I am I'm agreement with you regarding the Pioneer M 22 power amplifier. It has the reputation as a serious purposed amplifier with a very stout high quality power supply and pure class A circuit. It should mate very well with the Double Im... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Mac,If you and I can ever coordinate our schedules I’d bring my Frankenstein (with its 8 and 16 ohm taps) and we can simply listen to how they interact with your DIs from their 8 ohm tap. I’ll be back in Michigan in a few days.Cal, The Frankenstei... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Hi Terry,Just to be clear I completely get and understand your point, been there and done that. However you have considerable experience in the audiophile community and know the popular held mantra of "the more power the better". I’m just pointing... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Terry,It seems that the Triode Labs 2A3 amplifier/Ulfberths impressed your three experienced visitors in the large listening space. Nonetheless I suspect the 3 watt power specification is a formidable barrier for "some" to overcome regardless of ... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Terry knowI enjoy reading your periodic listening updates. What amplifier is Michael Wright going to use with the Double Impacts? He has the Wilson Sasha I believe nearly 10x the cost of the DI speakers. This will be a very interesting comparison... |