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In Reply to: RE: There is no way I would have. . . posted by Larry I on July 30, 2012 at 05:00:16
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it is THE amp that Deja Vu Audio was using for the big system with the horns in a Jensen Imperial look-alike cabinet. The amp is shown in Enjoy the Music's on-line coverage of the show.
I happen to own the preamp that was also used by Deja Vu at the show. The two work well together because the preamp has transformer outputs that are matched to the transformer inputs of the amp.
Thanks for sharing your preamp and amp at the show. I guess that's what I heard the previous weekend at Vu's store as well. They sounded very nice together especially at the store. The overall sound was not quite as good at the show but I'm sure the small room was a factor.
Will the new amp replace your Audio Note 2A3 or is it just an alternative?
it is an alternative. Both have their strengths. The Kageki delivers a longer and more natural sounding decay to notes and a more open top end. The 133A amp delivers a punchier sound and tighter bottom end, but is a bit drier sounding (less reverb). The 133A is a pushpull amp and it does sound like one, so the does come down to good pushpull vs. good SET sound.
That makes sense. I am in a similar situation. I have a SE 46 amp (1 watt) that sounds very nice and is always an interesting contrast with the Emotive Vitas which are my main push-pull amps. With KT-120s, the Emotives have about 50w so there is a major power difference. Sonically, however, each has strengths.
My speakers were inspired by what I've heard at Vu's. I have a Jensen P15LL that crosses over at 1200Hz to an Altec/Western Electric 32 horn with an Altec 802-8G driver. The cabinet is a bass reflex so I get deeper bass extension than Vu's 753 variations. I am sure a nice 713 driver would be a big improvement, but that's not likely to happen.
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