Audio Tekne top end gear?

Hi Every one:

I like to clarify some of the info on Audio Tekne. Unlike most other high end tube amp manufacturer, Audio Tekne only believes in push pull circuit with triode tube. In past, you may see some Audio Tekne in SET format, but their actual top level component are all in push pull circuit with triode ( 300B or 6S7G )tube. Mr. Imai, he believes only such way may able to bring out the lowest signal. So in this regards, Audio Tekne is different from majority of low wattage high end amp manufacturer which are mainly SET circuit. Of course, some of you mentioned transformer, Mr. Imai also makes his own transformer with permalloy but the basic design and philosophy are already different than most others, therefore the sound is also different. Here I like to add my own comment, by comparison, Audio Tekne is more into revealing, "original sound" kind of quality , and not into warm , sweet and beautified kind of sound. But you have to hear them with yourself in order to hear the difference.

Yujean Kang
Tangram Audio
US Importer for Audio Tekne

Hi T bone:

It looks like really an older version, as I say before Mr. Imai is no longer making amp with 2A3 tube, now only 300B or 6AS7G. In Mr. Imai's own view 6AS7G is more quieter than 300B therefore currently the top of the line such as TM-9502 are in 6AS7G tube. I can ask Mr. Imai about your TM-8401 and let you know once I have it. Most Audio Tekne's power amplifier come with only 8 or 15 watt and I may believe your TM-8401 probably only have about 8 watt may be. So you need a speaker with at least 94db. If you need to see more Audio Tekne's info in English you may go to my web-site www.tangramaudio.com

Thanks