joessportster Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I have 2 SET amps and I am keeping 1, I frankly dont care which as it will be used in my 2nd system (Bedroom). Both amps are 100% functional Both sound great IMHO Both will come with a full set of tubes and possibly spares (If I have them) Amp - 1, Is a derivation of the Darling Circuit, Dead quiet on my 96db speakers, It uses a quad of the 1626 triode ran in parallel for an output of approx 1.5 wpc. it is tube rectified and uses a pair of 8532 driver tubes. The amp is what I would call very reference oriented, it is not your typical SET amp it is much more detail oriented with a tilt to neutrality. The amp uses Edcor iron and is made by an amp builder out in California. I have personally put 100 or so hours on the amp. with zero issues. The amp includes a switchable speaker imp. of 4, 8, or 16 ohms. It also has a built in volume control that would allow use without a pre-amp. I have and will include a spare quad of the 1626 and a spare pair of the 8532 drivers. Price is 700.00 plus shipping. Below is a link to another amp exactly like mine except for different iron https://www.ebay.com/itm/Handmade-1626-PSE-Parallel-Single-Ended-Darling2-tube-amplifier/292843997893?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908131621%26meid%3D9f35b2b1cdbc48ba93414325c73e2afc%26pid%3D100678%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D264290897370%26itm%3D292843997893&_trksid=p2481888.c100678.m3607&_trkparms=pageci%3A1137ebe7-67c0-11e9-b192-74dbd180e44b|parentrq%3A5731808216a0ab4dc4a1f906ffff96b0|iid%3A1 Amp - 2 is a Waamamps 45 / 2A3 Directly heated Triode uses 5u4 type Rectifier and 6sl7 driver. The amp is auto Bias and will come with a pair of EH 2a3 tubes. This amp has a slight hum that can be attenuated using the HUM pots. In my system I am able to dial out nearly all hum but between tracks some hum can be heard. (YMMV as I have had different results with many amps, It is system dependent). below is a link to builders site http://www.waamamps.com/waamampsstereotubeamplifiers.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornman Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 A bump for a good forum member, also I have heard that Darling amp & it is dead quite & has plenty of power for horns . Happy tunes, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornman Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Hey Joe" , I just saw this add on the Bay for your same amp . Looks like yours is a bargain price at $300 less. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Handmade-1626-PSE-Parallel-Single-Ended-Darling2-tube-amplifier/292843997893?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D56110%26meid%3D04f07a6cb82549149650713c8add1c4e%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D13%26sd%3D163660983724%26itm%3D292843997893&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Ad8f8076a-6abc-11e9-afcb-74dbd18040c3|parentrq%3A6ac590fa16a0ab6af337c4bafff4050f|iid%3A1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joessportster Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 Yes that is the builder of mine He built 2 originally he does some decent work IMHO I wont cry if 1 does not sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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