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| Which 300B SET for SF Guarneri Homage? Daveyf,Well said, personal preference is the key to ultimate satisfaction with one`s audio system. You have to know what sound/music reproduction makes you happy and just try to obtain it to the best of your ability, many roads lead to Rome. It se... | |
| Which 300B SET for SF Guarneri Homage? Phaelon, A keen observation you make, all amps are`nt equals just looking at power ratings. As others have pointed out the Frankenstein is far from a generic 300b SET amp. For sure the`re 300b amps that would fail at driving Don`s speakers(no argu... | |
| Amp's nominal power rating - any use? Dongiovanni,Various opinions here as usual and of course the typical stereotype comment by Irvrobinson regarding SET amplifiers. Always trust your ears, you know what sounds best to you. Clearly you`re pleased with this amp/speaker combo. If you h... | |
| Amp's nominal power rating - any use? Magfan,Your suggestion for measuring speaker output is very much spot on, I wish this would become an industry standard procedure. The current method is of so little real world value in trying to determine an amp`s potential match with a given spe... | |
| Amp's nominal power rating - any use? Meant Pass XA30.5 | |
| Amp's nominal power rating - any use? Isolated output power ratings hardly tell the whole story. You could buy a receiver rated at say 150 watts/channel and know it could`nt keep up with a Pass XA.5 30 Watt/channel at all. That Frankenstein is an 8 watt beast due primarily to excellen... | |
| new speaker for shindo amps - 70 watts For such a high quaility amp like yours, I`d also give serious consideration to Coincident, Tonian Labs and Horning as excellent high sensitivity-easy load brands. | |
| Which 300B SET for SF Guarneri Homage? Dongiovanni,Congratulations, based on my own experience wirh these special amps I felt there was a very good chance for a sucessful match with your SF speakers. Given your listening preferences, the speaker`s load characteristics and the Frankenst... | |
| does amp draw alot of power when volume is zero Atmasphere,For many years my ears have confirmed your insightful statement with very few exceptions. | |
| Dan D'Agostino is back with a new line What are you all so critical about? Given the current economy, you don`t think yet another uber priced solid state amp is going to be to be anything but a smashing sucess and a shot in the arm for current High End audio woes? | |
| Anyone have Coincident Frankenstein amps? Hi Tony,Unless you`re just determined to blow out your ear drums I`ve felt that with your very efficient Zu speakers the Frankenstein would provide all the high volume one could want. My speakers are 94db(4 to 5 db less than yours) and in my reson... | |
| Best 300B Tvad,Those ebay prices were tempting and I`ve read where others have purchase without any apparent problems. I remained conservative and bought the top tier versions from Grant Audio, more money but piece of mind ruled the day. | |
| Best 300B Hi Montejay,I did`nt know you had compared the TJ 300bSE version I thought you have the carbon plate(non SE). The 6 moons review was a rave for the SE tube and they`re usally spot on with their reviewing. But I same as you just love the treasure t... | |
| Best 300B Well here`s another vote for the Shuguang Black Treasure 300b. I`ts a wonderful sounding tube and reliable, I`ve used mine nearly every day for over a year and have had no problems at all. The TJ 300b SE is said to be an excellent tube also but I`... | |
| Which 300B SET for SF Guarneri Homage? Dongiovanni,As you have noted, many suggestions and points of view. Since the original question was concerning the Frankenstein I`ll just say again this amp is`nt a typical 300b amp, it has been found to have exceptional drive capacity and given y... |