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• You got to be kidding, chuckle Steve 23:58:16 05/17/01 (2)
  In Reply to: PSE Pentodes posted by Gordon Rankin on May 15, 2001 at 10:18:32:

  You got to be kidding. Don't you know you cannot change an ST70 to triode without changing the output transformer turns ratio to get optimum performance? Why don't you put 2A3s into the ST70 without changing the output tranny and see how it sounds. I would have thought you would have known this. It is so simple.
  We won't mention Stereophile's review.
  
  Steve Sammet
  SAS Audio Labs
  
  

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  • Gordon, being the gentleman that he is, will probably give you a civil answer. Dave VH 23:19:40 05/20/01 (1)
    In Reply to: You got to be kidding, chuckle posted by Steve on May 17, 2001 at 23:58:16:

    Your Asylum registration reads:

    "Steve - Music Lover/Audiophile, United States"

    Excuse me, are you not Steve Sammet, President of "SAS Audio Labs" And you might add "Specialist in taking pot-shots those whose products are more respected than yours."

    From the Asylum Rules: "All members of the trade must register and create an inmate profile that identifies them as such and identifies the specific business in which they are engaged. Posts that appear to be from members of the trade that are not linked to a profile will be deleted."

    Back to your post. You could have opened a technical discussion with Gordon and asked him direct questions - instead of puffing up like a peacock, blowing your horn and attempting to put him down.

    I am aware that specifications are more your schtick than musicality, that you are a pure "objectivist" engineer in that way, and that you consider triodes to be euphonic, poor in bass, generally inferior to pentodes, even in single ended applications. And here you are, at a single-ended TRIODE forum, taking pot-shots at one of the pioneers of the SET renaissance. Yes, I understand that you are trying desperately to convince people that your KT88 SE amps are "SET amps," and vastly superior to 300B's,2A3's, 45's, etc. I'm still waiting for the world of SET fanatics to accept your pentode-powered "SET" amps as the best thing since the electric light bulb.

    BTW, I own an excellent KT88 SE stereo amp - quiet, relatively powerful, very well made, and I don't call it a SET amp because it uses pentode tubes for output. Your amps may be very good for what they are, however, most folks I've talked to use the term SET amp to refer to amps that use triode output tubes. Somehow, I feel that you're attempting to jump on the SET bandwagon, and then putting down SET purists.
    
    Do you feel that slapping people in the face with engineering data and a bad attitude is preferable to classic, civil business practices? Do you really think that this is a good way to promote your products??

    Dave van Harn
    
    

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    • Re: Gordon, being the gentleman that he is, will probably give you a civil answer. Preamp 02:23:25 05/24/01 (0)
      In Reply to: Gordon, being the gentleman that he is, will probably give you a civil answer. posted by Dave VH on May 20, 2001 at 23:19:40:

      I know this forum believes the T to represent Triode however many believe it to mean transformer.

      My reasoning is... if the physical device has two extra parts (G2, G3) but you wire them as accepted to be 'triode mode', the curves are triode shaped curves... i.e. it _IS_ a triode output device when wired that way..
      
      

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