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In Reply to: Thanks! More info...... posted by Velvet on March 29, 1999 at 23:11:05:
I haven't heard the Wavelength Napoleon's I'm afraid. I wish that I could hear more Wavelegnths. One of the reasons why people like Wavelegnth is because Gordon is a genius. For not only his circuit designs but also he has helped design several tubes. Like some of the KR's and WE's I believe.I haven't heard any bad things about Welborne. As it is hard to compare a $2000-3000 Laurel to a $5000-7500 Cardinal. I love my Apollo's. Some will not as for one main reason. That being they are 25 watts. Many go down in power. As once one has the thirst for cream they usually want more and more refined cream. Translating into lower and lower power ratings. As for me I need double digit power(my speakers dictate this being 89db). Well, not above 30 watts but I still wanted high refinement. The Apollos do just that. The design is of course is more complex than that of the Cardinal. On the other hand they sound damn good. Allowing one to obtain a lot of things that only lower powered and higher powered amplifiers are known for. As they boast a very very good low end. They are extremly dynamic. Still retain what I consider to be an almost perfect midrange but with less bloom than most 300B based amplifiers and a little less lush. Then again the midrange is still lush and warm and can bloom more depending on what active preamp you use.
Thorston stated that the Wavelegnth Cardinal's are better. Well, I don't know as the Cardinals are more refined. Offering a lot of SET magic. Also the Diavolo uses like he said, "the classic Japanese "Ongaku" style Circuit." Kind of like that of my Apollo's. IMHO the Cardianals are more of a best of the low powered SET's while designs like the Diavolo are best amplifier period type designs. Meaning that the Cardinals will leave you and will appeal to hard core SET fans wanting refined power. While the Diavolo's, Apollo's, and yes mighty KIR's will appeal to those looking for the best of both worlds. Which are amplifiers that are considered to offer more than just SET traits. Lot's of SET's are offering these.
Like Gizmo told me on 11/22/98, "I know nothing about the KR52, but will stand by this statement...there is a refinement/power continuum and you have to decide where you need to be...KR2A3 is too refined and not powerful enough for me, and I love the 300BXL."
The point is you also need to decide where you want to be. As while we will knit-pick which is best. Lower powered or higher powered, well below 32 watts that is. It is up to you to determine what is best for you. Doing so by looking at what both trade off.
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