Loves Audio

I agree it was hard to wait that long for my amp but Craig had to locate and purchase a power transformer,Thats what took time, but once he got the transformer he got right on it. I want to try a pair of mullard long plates next. I like the telefunken smooth plates they are very detailed and smooth but I want to try the mullards because they may have the detail and the lushness I am looking for .All in all I love the sound. I am using my amp for the mids and highs so we will see what happens. As for the bass amp The McIntosh 2500 is good but I have a friend that is willing to barrow me a Crown Micro Tech, from what I have heard the crown will tighten up the bass.

I am new to this forum and just wanted to say how impressed I am with the sound of the scott 299. A friend of mine that is a member was running SS amps on his system so one day I brought over a stock 299 to his home for him to try. Well he was hooked.He used the scott to Bi-Amp his speakers. soon after that he bought a 222 that was done by NOS Valves. he loves his system. well I decided to Bi amp my Chourus 2. when I did I was running a McIntosh 2500 on the bass and a stock 299 with a Marantz 3600 preamp. I just received my rebuilt Scott 299 ver. 2 back from Craig at NOS Valves from what he call a everything but the kitchen sink rebuild and I must say that this baby sound Great. I hooked it up to a pair of ADS 810 and let it fly. I have a stock rebuilt 299 that I A-B the sound and the rebuilt unit kicks some ***, Bass is tight and strong, Mids and highs are lush but detailed. I install a pair of NOS 7189 in the unit and noticed better base and a slight better Mids and Highs but the icing on the cake was a pair of NOS Telefunken smooth plates. That made everything smoother and even more detailed. I could hear more music but with no harshness. I then hooked the unit up to my main system which is a rebuilt Marntx 3600 preamp. Carver tube CD player, On a set of bi-amped Klipsch Chourus 2 with a McIntosh 2500 SS amp on the bass and the Scott 299 on the mids and highs. I can honestly say that I finally found my dream system. I can listen to Rock and smooth Jazz at 100 DB and not have my ears bleeding. When playing vocals it sounds even better. My audiophile standards I am not a purest because I use tone controls on my Marantz 3600.but in less you listen to select music you will not enjoy quality sound. I can play Zeppelin to Jennifer Warrens to Dead Can Dance and with the turn of a knob increase my sound quality. I have tried the high end audio components with out tone controls and it sounds great only when I play certain CD and or albums. I know that I am opening up a can or worms here by saying that but that’s just my ears. Any ways if any of you need a Scott amp rebuild I would strongly recommend NOS VALVES for the job it may take 2 months to get it back but the wait is worth it. I am interested in hearing from other users of this fine amp and to see what tubes you may be running.