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In Reply to: RE: It comes down to preference posted by airtime on April 16, 2021 at 07:14:30:
No. I like some SS amps more than some SETs or tubes. I have two EL84 amps and they don't sound alike. Not long back I sat and compared three power amps from Audio Note. A 2a3 Vindicator, a 45 Paladin, a 300B Quest. All what Audio Note classes as a level 3 amplifier so they all use the same quality of transformer windings, wiring and parts.
I liked all three but all three sound rather different. I preferred the 45 most, the 2a3 a close second and the 300B a distant last. Although I'd still take it over any Krell.
The Pureaudio One integrated/power amp is a Class A amplifier at 100 watts per channel made by the engineers from Plinius. That is a terrific sounding SS amp (just plain terrific not just for SS) and it would take out most tube amplifiers I have heard.
I am not some nostalgic guy - I grew up on SS and I genuinely find tube amps to be a pain in the ass - tube changing, boas adjustments meh - Audio Note is automatic but still. Gets hotter, sucks electricity.
I am even running a hybrid - Audio Note M1 with Wyred4Sound Class D - terrific results - kind of surprising given that back in the day Bel Canto was "nails on a chalkboard" to me. W4S uses the same Technology but modern and it has come a long way. I can listen and enjoy it all day now vs 15 years ago where I was looking to commit Hara Kiri.
Thankfully those days are gone.
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- RE: It comes down to preference - RGA 17:32:13 04/16/21 (1)
- This tends to validate a certain strategy - Feanor 04:38:08 04/17/21 (0)