Poleelop Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 I'm pretty sure I would have bought this had I waited....even though I don't know anything about it. Granted, I don't know anything about tubes, so what does it matter? Anyway, as many of you know, nOrh makes a 9 WPC SE with the following: 2 Electro Harmonix EL34EH Power Tubes 2 Electro Harmonix 12AX7EH Drive Tubes 5AR4 rectifier tube (not a 10-cent diode) Alps Volume Control Platinum plated switches Ceramic tube sockets 20Hz to 70Khz 6 volts into 4 ohms and 8.5 volts into 8 ohms Class A, consumes 80 watts Thoughtfully engineered - weighs 14 KG Well....they just announced the SE-18 to begin shipping later this month. It doubles the horsepower and adds a phono pre-amp....all for $795 ....in case anyone is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnm Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 The nOrh does sound like a good buy but I doubt you will ever regret buying your AQ1003DT after it arrives and you've listened to it for a while. As I type I am listening to Stephanne Grappelli and Oscar Peterson hamming it up in my living room. I recently had the experience of having a friend hear my system and he said that he would buy an AQ and some better speakers if he ever had that kind of money. I was puzzled because he has always made more money than I. I asked him what he thought the AQ sold for. He said: "I dunno but I would think something over five!" I said well a bit more than twice that actually! He looked at me in shock and said your wife must have hit the roof when you spent 10 grand for that thing!! I wish I had the literary skills to adequately describe the look on his face when I explained that I had thought he meant $500 and that the amp had set me back just a hair over C$1100.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted October 2, 2002 Share Posted October 2, 2002 I'm betting the Norh uses a passive volume pot, and not a full blown preamp section like the ASL. So, with the Norh, you get SET with a tube rectifier and passive preamp section. With the ASL, you get push-pull, and a true preamp section. Tried the passive thing, and didn't care for it -- not one bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poleelop Posted October 2, 2002 Author Share Posted October 2, 2002 Deang....the smaller norh does have a passive pre-amp, the newer one has an active. I forgot the link yesterday....my apologies http://www.norh.com/news.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile homeless Posted October 2, 2002 Share Posted October 2, 2002 Ummm...can anyone say SAME FACTORY in China that is putting out all those other similar tube amps? Heh.... That place is making so many amps under so many different names, they should hire Sybil for promotion! How I love thee, let me count the names.... kh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 I, too, am waiting for the SE-18 to come out. I heard it in Lima, Ohio at the Midwest audiofest..and was really impressed and I can only salivate... woops... Dream, LOL, what it would be like with my Klipschorns. Check the website out and I am sure you will find this is not just some "cheapo" copycat tube amp coming out of the Asia area. What you will get, is a beautiful amp, made by hand, tested, re tested, and proudly beating the others at their own game... Yes from Thailand, but it has to be made someplace. Why not from a man and employees fanatical about audio...... Hmm sounds like Klipsch too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Indy, Taking 7 months to reply to a message is stretching it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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