Contrast/compare 50W tube amps


Any one familiar with these amps,or make recommendations on another.To be used with two speaker systems:Gallo 90db/9 ohms and Open Baffle 90db/6 ohms.THE CONTENDERS:
Quicksilver Triode monos(6c33c-b/50W)
DeHavilland GM-70s
Bat VK-75SE
Atma-Spere M-60 MKIIIs
Trancendant "The Beast" (I know they are 175/W)
I like the tube warmth,but need the extemsion/dynamics.Cabling will most likely be Omega Mikro.
Thanks for looking/responding in advance,Tom
tpsonic

Showing 3 responses by bartokfan

Boa from reading your critques, it seems confusing, as you are prasing each, yet you say "its just not for me".
I prefer to give all the negatives and any positives about an amp/speaker and let the reader make up his own mind.

I wonder how you would feel about the Audio Research VS110?
"Oh its great N all, but not for me".
Whereas I come out directly and put the point directly, its too grainy, distorted and presents the music as if a smoky film were covering the music.
Plain and simple based on 3 speakers with it, Spendor 8, Cabasse Jersey, Magnaplanrs 1.6.
In spite of the fact that the ARC amp/pre combo placed a smoke screen over the music, I still was neither impressed with the Magnaplanrs nor the Spendors.
I just come out and say my opinion, there's no confusion at all, its direct. The reader can take it whats its worth.
Oh btw the California Labs cdp in that system may have put its cheap sound into the results. What a cheap sounding player that is. Did knowing to resolve the Audio reserach distortion.
They wanted like $3500 for that KT88 amp!
I like Jaybo's recommend of Quicksilver, Did not see the model he mentioned, but the model used for sale, Silver 60 monos, at 40 lbs/per mono, has 4 EL34's per side. Really nice at $1680. Looks to pack a punch.
I agree with Tpsonic about the ARC's, "identifiable signature on the music", very much so. Heard my friends older 200 model and the new VS110's. Smokey, grainy, bland.
Heard one older CJ monos, again, has a "CJ house sound".
Man that Silver 60 monos looks tuff. Man wish I had the bucks.
OTL + seas + disaster.
Glad I could see a comment on the EL34's, "lacks top/bottom".
seems i got very lucky with my Jadis OR and her KT90's. seems 90's give best extention in bottom and highs. I've heard several 88 amps, bland.