Coincident Frankenstein MkII - very good sound in all parameters. The manufacturer is not the best to deal with, but sound quality here I must say is of the highest note. You can still improve by asking for caps upgrade before ordering. It drives 89dB speakers to quite nice levels, but I wouldn't use them with large drivers, 10inch max. With bigger ones, it lacks attack and dynamics. Depending on your speaker character, you can play with 300B tubes, the WE300B replica from Psvane is marvelous, and gives incredible details and mids. The Takatsuki TA300B is slightly more balanced (again, will depend on speaker and/or your taste) and gives better bass. The Psvane black bottle does very well too. A good preamp will obviously improve these SET quite dramatically. Although I usually prefer to pair transistor/tube preamp/amps, I have experienced that they match perfectly with their cousin, the Coincident Statement Line.
Member's recommendations for tube amplification
Your thoughts on options to consider:
- I'd prefer SET (open to DHT but not a requirement).
- I'm not looking for overtly warm, romantic or lush options.
- Minimum power in the teens to twenties, 10W being the floor.
- Open to higher power push-pull amps, but let's limit ceiling to around 60W.
- Single ended is fine though having XLR inputs would be nice (doesn't have to be true balanced)
- I'm cool with single chassis or monos.
- I have preferences for tube types, but leaving it open ended to get broad recommendations.
- I'm currently running an all solid state system, though have had tube based systems built around ARC, BAT, Ayon, Melody, Pathos, etc.
- Preamp will be a Pass XP-20 or the Metrum Adagio DAC direct to the amp.
- I'd like to stay around 3K used but can push the budget to 6K new/used.
- Speaker sensitivity is 94dB and higher.
THANKS!
- I'd prefer SET (open to DHT but not a requirement).
- I'm not looking for overtly warm, romantic or lush options.
- Minimum power in the teens to twenties, 10W being the floor.
- Open to higher power push-pull amps, but let's limit ceiling to around 60W.
- Single ended is fine though having XLR inputs would be nice (doesn't have to be true balanced)
- I'm cool with single chassis or monos.
- I have preferences for tube types, but leaving it open ended to get broad recommendations.
- I'm currently running an all solid state system, though have had tube based systems built around ARC, BAT, Ayon, Melody, Pathos, etc.
- Preamp will be a Pass XP-20 or the Metrum Adagio DAC direct to the amp.
- I'd like to stay around 3K used but can push the budget to 6K new/used.
- Speaker sensitivity is 94dB and higher.
THANKS!