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In Reply to: RE: Audio Note Legend 300B kit or Manley Mahi? posted by RGA on April 28, 2014 at 20:58:44
Alrighty then, Welborne off the list. Really leaning toward the ANK at this point. I like the idea of building a kit. I may even get more adventurous and build something from a proven schematic from scratch. I'd only attempt this if I could find some amazing support.
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I heard the AudioNote 300b SET amp on their speakers and I was not impressed in the least..The SE amp I really loved was the KT88 one that Kegger built.I think he was using Edcor or custom Heyboer iron but that was a nice sounding amp.
I still think there is nothing like a Mac Mc225 in the 30 watt and under range.That one I just rebuilt and upgraded with Jim McShane's kits is just a gem and it really was on it hooked to my big ribbons.
Honest amplification is better than excessive 2nd order distortion anytime.
I just built a pair of Legends for another member here. I will ping him for his impressions as he's been listening to them for a few weeks.
What I can tell you is that the build of the Legend is a really fun one. The layout is nice and the parts quality is high from chassis to transformers. One point--there's been a change at ANK away from ANUk parts, so if you want to emulate the factory products you will need to get caps, resistors, valve bases and other trimmings from audio collective in the uk. This isn't saying that the amps aren't high quality as supplied, they are!
Hope this helps.
Nest, Doug
That's good news. I'm less concerned with it being "Audio Note" than I am with it being a good kit with quality components. The PSET Legend fits my desired specs perfectly. I love the 300B tube but I need a tiny bit more oomph and the PSET provides that. $3250 is a decent chunk of change to shell out for a kit. Feedback from the member you built them for would be greatly appreciated. I like experimenting with caps, resistors etc. and a kit is a great way to do that since you are familiar with how everything went together.
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