Clone DarTZeel amps?


Has anyone actually heard or bought a Chinese so called clone DarTZeel NHB 108 or the higher powered NHB 268? I would be interested to hear views re SQ but only from those who have actually heard them.

mazian

Had the same question. So I bought one a few years ago. They sound good, but do not sound like a real DartZeel. 

I bought the very clone amp you asked about a few months ago and I hasten to say that it is beyond a doubt the most superb amp I have had in my system in 50 years. I paid pre-tariffs $750 for it delivered to my doorstep.  It out performs my Don Sachs KT88 amp and my Wells Audio Innamorata amp.  Check out the myriad reviews on the amp... it is truly the real deal.  

Is it a perfectly representative of the original DarTzell amp, now off patent protection, that I can't say.  But the fit and finish of the amp belies its modest cost and more importantly, it is by leaps and bounds the finest amp I have ever had in my system.  

At my ripe old age, I never thought I'd have such a phenomenal amp in my system.  

It's been a couple of months with the clone amp and it still blows me away. It easily bests my reference amps.  I am in agreement that when something seems too good to be true, it most often is.  However, this amp defies that assertion, no question about it: it is a sensational amp by all accounts.  

As a comparison point my Dartzeel NHB 108  [Weiliang /Breeze audio copy] is clearly a class above some very decent amps I have owned .Those amps include Musical Fidelity A5,Rotel Michi, Usher R1.5,  First Watt F5,Almaro 318B and Cayin A88T. 

I guess some people might want more sonic fireworks and something more load tolerant but if you  value finesse ,transparency,subtle high resolution  purity, a big 3D soundstage  and harmonics /beautiful tone then these amps fit the bill.

Maybe not as good as the better $30,000 -$60,000  amps  but probably better than most $15000  ones.

 

 

I affirm gtfofish's observations above and amplify them.  Having several amps in my cache and having owned oodles others, tube and SS, in the past, there is no question that this amp's performance exceeds all others I have owned, no question.  I'd love to be able to do an A/B test with my amp vs. the original, but that will never happen.  By all measures, it is a sensational ss amp.  And to be clear, there was no patent infringement involved as the patents on the DarTzeel amp expired.  

If you have in your mind that the Chinese can not produced excellent gear, you might want to think again.