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What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
Mdemaio,Wow, that Audio Nirvana amp looks really interesting! $1550 for a beefy 300b SET? Hmmmmm... 
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
Al,I appreciate your learned input. I am really not terribly worried about running out of gas with an SET amp. I could be proven wrong, of course. But my listening room is closed in and not terribly large – around 11' x 16' with an 8 foot ceiling.... 
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
The AN kit weighs about 40 pounds, for whatever that's worth. :-) 
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
Charles1dad,Good question.The Bottlehead's trannies are made in the USA by Magnequest, apparently. Magnequest also sells upgraded transformers (several levels of them running $400 to $650) for the Paramount kit. Paul Joppa, the designer, says that... 
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
Well, for a variety of reasons the Antique Sound Labs AQ 1005 DT is off the table, as I have reason to believe it may be only a so-so amp, plus it's not clear to me who'd service the thing if it needed warranty service.I think that if I go with a ... 
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
Mikirob,So, as obviously thrilled as you are with the Dynamo, would you still contend that a directly heated triode like the 300 B would still make a better sounding amplifier?I'm not being snarky or contentious here – I really am curious.Because,... 
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
Saki,Golly that thread is a hoot! Some of those folks need to get out of the house more often. Map: Sorry, tubes it is. One of the biggest upgrades I ever made to my system was moving from a Bel Canto class D amp to tubes. Never looked back. No of... 
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
This thread gets better and better! Thank you Charles, and everybody for the ongoing discussion of the sonic distinctions between the EL-34 and directly heated triodes.It's interesting that the Decware site kind of addresses this in its advertisin... 
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
Charles,I think I'm going to have to let the Art Audio piece go. The seller told me that one of the PX 25 tubes is humming, and a little research seems to suggest that "cheap" PX 25 tubes (new, not NOS) are going for $500+ for a matched pair. That... 
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
Hi, Guys,Wow... I am away from the forums for a few days and come back to find all these great new posts. You are all awesome. And this is beginning to feel like a midpoint somewhere between tech support and psychotherapy. :-DOkay, yes, I am makin... 
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
Map,I don't know the answers to those questions because now I cannot find that post. I'm not worried that the De Capo's can be driven to satisfying levels with an EL34-based SET amp. My room is medium small and I don't tend to listen at live-conce... 
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
By the way, I was searching online forums and found a post where this guy bought a Decware "Rachael" amp to potentially replace his Manley Mahi's and reported that "within one song he knew the Decware blew the Mahi away." Just one person's experie... 
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Opus88 -:-D 
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
Larryi,Interesting perspective. Thank you for your thoughts. 
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Andrewrona,Very interesting! Has it worked for you?