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Tekton Double Impacts
baranyi, yes I tried the ones teajay recommended and others. Improved the sound but still didn't mesh in my setup  
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Thanks everyone for your kind words and being civil about different opinions!Charles, you are to kind and seem like a true gentleman. Your insights are highly regarded on this forum, my friend.Here's my take between the amps, IMS.The Franks are al... 
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Charles,  Looking forward to your thoughts.I'm pretty sure your preamp isn't going anywhere!  I don't know what happened, I wrote a long comparison of the 2 amps and pressed your response and lost the whole page.I'll rewrite home on my mac later  
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They really take control of the 16 woofers in the Hornings! 
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Thanks lancelock, the 30.8 are wonderful sounding amps especially with high efficienct speakers. 
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mac48025,I have Hornings Eufrodite Ellipse's and alternate between Frankenstein 300b mono blocks and Pass Labs XA-30.8 ampsJoe 
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Yes, it's all about synergy and personal preferences! 
Best 300B SET
riley804, Didn't notice, hope he found what he was looking for 
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Sorry if I'm going off topic.   I have been following this thread for quite awhile now and see that the Mtz2s gets high praise here used as a preamp.When I read Teajay's highly regarded review I purchased one. I compared it to my highly modded Sup... 
Best 300B SET
All those speakers mentioned are excellent choices, but another wonderful choice would be Classic Audio T1.5 reference with field coil drivers. They are end game speakers with SET and OTL low watt amps, IMHO.Joe 
Coincident Frankenstein mk.2 amps
Hi Charles, Actually I just put the Pass XA-30.8 in about a month ago and I'm really enjoying it too! I like the Franks for their organic naturalness, texture and openness.The Pass comes pretty close and is impressive for a SS amp, but isn't quite... 
Coincident Frankenstein mk.2 amps
Hi 1markr, Congratulations on being a Frank owner. They are wonderful amps. Like you said they really sound big and powerful for an 8 watt amp, don't they.IMS, The Mullard GZ37 weren't edgy at all.They have the nicest midrange and if anything they... 
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If you like SET Amps, then Hornings are very nice and no subs needed. I'm very happy with mine! 
I have a Supratek Sauvignon preamp.
Thanks Al for the tube specs. You are a great asset on this site! 
I have a Supratek Sauvignon preamp.
Chris, I purchased plenty of tubes from Andy. He thoroughly test his tubes.I have plenty of Mullard 5ar4 tubes, fat base, older double o getters. They are very robust, but are a little cool sounding compared to something like a Mullard gz32.In my ...