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In Reply to: RE: The Sherwood is the best sounding of all IMHO as well as many others however posted by Michael Samra on July 01, 2016 at 20:28:50
I changed out the ugly gold plastic knows to some nice black metal ones.Very clean layout.
Note the eight Auricaps above. I think that their character works best in the 433 as they are very detailed which works well in a warm sounding amp like the ASR-433.The Stromberg Carlson ASR-433 pictured is complete with Auricaps and it sound very very good. I think a lot of the magic comes from solid engineering as S-C's parent company was General Dynamics - The defense contractor.
They can be had for $200 to $350 and after a few coupling caps, some diodes, and tubes you'll have a outstanding little gem of a amp, albeit only 12 wpc. They respond very well to tube rolling so you can tailor the sound as needed.
I have used ASR-433 with several speakers including Klipsch Heresy, Paradigm Reference, Triangle Titus, and KLH 17's. The KLH 17 pairing was sublime thanks to Jerry's (Bold Eagle) KLH restoration instructions.
To sum up, the S-C sounds very good, but it's not quite in the same class as the all time greatest vintage tube integrated - The Sherwood S-5000 with ultra linear transformers and 7189 output tubes. The S-5000 has crazy good tight bass, I suspect it's the UL transformers.
Back to the S-C; I second your recommendation and would add to that a pair of KLH 17's for $125.
Meat; It's the right thing to do. Romans 14:2
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My SC was a console pull. The cab was outside and falling apart. I pulled the amp and tuner/pre and got it working as a garage amp/radio. Simple recap and it sounds great.
OP is looking for a cheap tube system. I'd suggest consoles (craigslist). I t was a great way for me to build up my tube amp collection. I found one on the side of the road with a "free" sign and the SC was found at a friends.
Keep looking and something will pop up.
looking for some jazz and a little libations - joe strummer
Where did you get the knobs?
It's never too late to turn back the clock.
I believe I got the knobs off of Ebay - I don't remember the vendor, however, there are many sources for "d shaft 12mm & 19mm knobs......Parts Express, Parts Connexion, Mouser, Digikey,etc...
By the way; No need to take a night class to learn how to solder. YouTube is your friend here. Just make sure you practice a bit on a old alarm clock or broken VCR before you get started.
I linked a video and there are many more.
Most any tube amp/integrated amps will drive those Elacs to acceptable listening levels provided you use the correct output tap. In the case of the 6 ohm Elacs I would use the 4 ohm tap as they probably dip below 6 ohms in the mid bass.
Meat; It's the right thing to do. Romans 14:2
Thanks for the info. I forget about youtube! There are probably videos on every subject by now!
It's never too late to turn back the clock.
Do you happen to have a link to the KLH instructions? I have a pair that I've been meaning to update. Thanks.
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Meat; It's the right thing to do. Romans 14:2
Thank you. I really appreciate it.
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