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In Reply to: RE: recommendation posted by petercapo on November 09, 2014 at 11:25:47
I am strongly considering the sca-35. I assume I would use the 6GH8A as the 7199 are hard to find? I would find one and have it rebuilt or buy a rebuilt, since I don't have proper test equip. How is the bass in the sca-35?
Part of the intrigue with the Cary and some others was the SET.
Thanks
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If you decide to buy an original SCA-35, please be aware that the original output transformers have 8 and 16 ohm taps. The Dynakitparts reissue transformers have 4 and 8 ohm taps.
Regards,
Peter
Dennis Had, founder and former president of Cary Audio, now sells some single-ended amps on ebay. Might be worth looking at. His ebay ID is radioman731.
I can speak to the bass performance of my Stereo 35, as it has been a long time since I've heard an SCA-35, though the SCA-35 power amp section is almost the same as the Stereo 35.Like the SCA35, the Stereo 35 is an EL84 amp, sounds sweet and even has some "snap" that I do not often read is associated with vintage tube amp designs. I find the bass to be not as deep as with other amps. However, it can also be sonically interpreted as the bass being tighter and more controlled than might be expected from a vintage tube amplifier design.
Remember, though, that you’re probably not going to get the powerfully deep bass and dynamic yet controlled overall sound that you’d get from a solid state amp. Generally, you’d be trading those things (along with solid state sterility) away for tube lushness, sweetness, palpable tone and in-the-room presence, all in a reasonably dynamic presentation.
Though I find the bass performance of my Stereo 35 a little short but still satisfactory, I understand the EFB improves the bass response further.
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I use my EL84 with a subwoofer and Zaph Audio SR-71 speakers. Simply perfect and I have NOOO problems with bass. I'm using a Mike Samra restored Sherwood S-5000. Perhaps one of the best pieces of small-ish audio ever made.
charles
That's a really nice amp. I remember hearing one some years ago. Talk about palpable, it was even tactile.
Yeah, kinda ruined me for wanting more gear. I actually have a stereo fund that I don't want/or need anything to spend it on.I have actually hit the end of the audio road. I'm beyond happy with the Sherwood. I am impressed every time I turn that little thing on. And I've had A LOTTTT of gear!!!!
I was actually thinking of getting a ST-70 kit. Just for fun obviously. And I keep coming back to - why?
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