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In Reply to: RE: Yet another Stereo 70 posted by mbnx01 on May 09, 2016 at 10:20:14
Had one New. Eventually Spent large on a Full Upgrade.
Had to Farty bass constrained highs... finally wore me down
Subsequently my Brothers' then new NAD made it sound like a Kid's toy.
Nostalgia is IMO 99% Selective (faulty?) memory.
Some things are best left as Dim memories.
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As mentioned about a thousand times before - The new production 70's are NOT the same as the original. Having had both they don't even sound similar!
The newer versions tweaked out a few dozen typical vintage shortcomings as well as what you call "the farty bass".
Yes the original was jokingly called the poor mans McIntosh. But again as mentioned a thousand times, almost every builder cut their teeth on the 70 and many builder - and yes even companies still use it as a basic design platform.
The modern versions 70 can not only compete with the Mac but in many ways surpass it.
Charles - Proud owner of a VTA ST-70!!!!
+1. My Latino ST 70 (with the modest cap upgrade package) quickly dispatched a very decent CJ MV75A1 with Thalman mods. Once you settle on a solid combination of tubes that fit your ear, this amp is a real sleeper. FWIW, the new Gold Lion KT88 still remains my output tube of choice in this amp. And yes, I've tried the GL KT66 as well.
I have the GL KT66's - and wow is that one incredible sound combo. I really don't have a desire to change. But heck - why not have some fun while I'm here!
How would you describe the difference (I understand that isn't an easy thing to do) between the GL 66's and 88's?
Charles
Both the KT66 and KT88 are excellent, don't get me wrong. It's simply a matter of which one sounds best in a particular system. To my ear, the 88 has a warmer, richer presentation. The Salk Songtowers I'm currently using benefit from this. Now if a speaker was more on the warm side to begin with, the 66 might indeed be the better fit.
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