Ayon Triton the best tubes amp in the market?


Hi guys, iam trying to upgrade my system, considering another tube amp, i already own the Cayin Kt88, wondering how much better the triton is?
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Ayon amplifiers are excellent in every respect in their given price catagory. The Triton-2
for instance sounds like like a good 300b tube and 211
combination running in pure class A certainly helps .Running in Pentode mode gives much better dynamics and taughtness in the bass
where Triode mode sweeter and a deeper soundstage and superb for voices and smaller ensembles.
This amp Has all Lundahl Transformers which are Very good as well as the parts quality.
OTL amps are good for a lot of speakers but if your speaker likes the lower ohm loads then maybe not on electrostats Not recommended.
I would like to also add that the Ayon Triton is now the MK-2 with even larger and better power supplies , transformers, and parts quality ,and now Fully microprocessor controlled slow start Auto biasing and it is also better sounding all the way around it is now $9750.
All the extra monies went into the parts upgrade
How TAS magazine missed this in their annual issue for integrated amps I have no idea, by far this is the best sounding integrated I have ever heard especially at the $10k price point.
I recently had the opportunity to hear the much lower priced Ayon Spirit MK-3 and retail $5100 can get 15% at least .This new model is now Autobias, All Lundahl transformers and bigger as well as the power supplys This amp acutually measures over 60wpc in Pentode, and 40 into Triode
Allways running in pure class A and it does not run that hot which in itself was very surprising for the money Nothing and I mean nothing better than in musicality
that includes solid state even at $6k for a power amp
this Integrated was Excellent,also the very high parts quality and short signal path really allowed the active preamp to shine and the inner detail and soundstage was excellent as well as the open liquid highs . The Bass was very taught and fast I prefer the slightly rounder full bass to a solid state it seems more real. .I Have 1 month to decide after the holidays if I can swing the Ayon Triton Mk-2
that is my first choice and better across the board .
The Spirit MK-3 is 85% as good at 1/2 the cost and power .
I have Highly modified Martin Logan Vantage speakers and
for some reason similar wpc tube amps and SS amp even more than 2xrated power 200wpc just cannot compete with these Class A amps in control or fidelity and having 4 and 8 ohm taps brings a lot of flexability and also rca ins for a sub to complement my powered speakers . Maggis in 4 ohm that I heard worked great and well as the Wilson Sophias.
The workmanship and made in Austria exudes quality and the spirit weighs in over 75 lbs and the remote is a very nice RC type with a machined case.I have been into audio for well over 35 years and this is one of the best values out there !!
The Vac 160 is not running in pure class A nor are the transformers and power supplys as big ,The Ayon Triton MK-2
I have bet the Triton is better just in build alone and the Lundahl transformers are excellent and running in pure class A at 100wpc in pentote and over 60 in class A troide you get 2 excellent amplifiers in one.