You had that el 34 for quite a while so I know how much listening enjoyment it must've brought you. Your current 2A3 push pull amplifier has to be quite special to have drawn you away.😊
Charles
SET Shootout China VS The USA
2A3 SET from china arrives any day now.
The tech who loaned me his UX250 (aka 50 Tube) amp, with a 12AU7 in front + a 6BH7 (??) , has incredible pure Cobalt out trans. ($1k+ each back in 2000, now no longer in production). . he will help me set up the 2A3.
Has a AX+AU my 2 fav front tubes anda quad of 2A3's.
My speakers are pure neutrality, no coloration, no distortion,.
So whatever amp/ source you plug in, will register the nuances inherent in the circuit.
Will be very interesting.
USA has pure cobalt out trans which gives the edge in power, but the china 2A3 has a 2 tubes per channel.
Gonna be interesting and will post a YT upload with comments,
AFTER TESTING IS COMPLETEED.
Hand on to your horses at the OK Corral.
Grab a beer at the saloon,
sundown shootout at the edge of town.
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@charles1dad Lets just say when I took my EL34 amp in for repairs the guys at Deja Vu knew just what they were doing loaning me this amp. 😉 Here is a gratuitous pic of it 😎
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Had hoped to upload YET another video. Miles Davis Kind of Blue. DAC has mositure issues, we live 10 ft below sealevel. When the conditions are **right** cool./cold, moisture pouring in from the Gulf, DAC gets cranky, the chips are damp. I now have a paper bad over the vent holes at top, this will keep heat in the unit and keep chips nice N dry. So no upload tonight. Let me say, the 88s did not present Miles Davis like this Yaqin.
For me the KT series does not even exist. So this year, I’ve dumped 2 component models,, xover/low sens speakers and KT series tubes. (yes will retube the Defy with EHKT88's, museum piece) heee hawwww Not interested any longer in the 845 design. |
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