In Reply to: RE: Interstage Monoblocks posted by gillougillou on November 12, 2012 at 00:12:13:
Hello Gilles,
I built one of the first pairs and have written here about them. To summarize, my experience is positive and if you've heard other AN amps and want to get something similar that you can tweak or just build and forget, these are great. My kit1 is a different sounding amp with its ie core tx and copper AN coupling caps. The kit1 is ethereal sounding with a light and life that is beautiful. The interstage monos I built and have upgraded several times from stock so my memory of how it sounded originally is pretty old. The current version uses c core output tx from AN and also interstage from AN. Brian makes high quality tx for the kits so I would think they compare favorably to what I have and are less costly. Anyway, my amps are totally black gated and have a big, robust sound with less airiness than the kit1. They have more control than the kit1 even though they use the same tubes. More control means they can play both louder and softer with a greater grip with pure tone and wonderful mid and micro dynamics.
The monos I built are the single 300b, mostly as I use western electric 300b and finding and buying a quad gets pricey. The 8 or so watts is plenty for my ANE or altecs so power isn't an issue. For reference, I also compare the monos to a mcshaned eico hf87 I rebuilt and there is a large difference. Oh, and another favorite to compare is my ampex 6973 stereo amp. So, I have a lot to compare to. Overall, the monos are terrific performers and give superb sound.
Best,
Doug
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