In Reply to: Re: Affordable SET amps for Alon Lotus speakers posted by Johann E on April 27, 2000 at 02:09:12:
>Were you the guys who reviewed the GTA SE40 at >http://www.audioreview.com ?Hi Johann, yup that's us. In fact I still think the GTA combo is OK for inexpensive valves, but, well - how to put it? - I know! - tasting valves for the first time after a lifetime of solid state sound is like your first taste of Johnny Walker black label after a lifetime of cheap blended scotch. A revelation at first, but then one day you discover Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Glenfarclas ... I guess that's what happened - at first we loved the GTA kit, but familiarity has let us see the weaknesses.
>As for loose bass...a true SET amp with low damping factor won't
>help there. Alons that I have heard with even hybrid tube/SS
>amps were loose in the bass, IMHO.
>
>Try bi-amping. SE40 on the bottom perhaps and SE300B on the
>mids/highs. Let me know if you got a chance to do that.Hmm, but the Audio Notes *did* sound much nicer :) If I have the chance I'll try bi-amping and see if it beefs things up a bit.
Ciao
TG
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