Deang Posted July 20, 2003 Author Share Posted July 20, 2003 It's the best it's ever sounded -- I just don't want to make a mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cut-Throat Posted July 20, 2003 Share Posted July 20, 2003 Dean, There is nothing wrong with changing amps, gear etc. However, the best way to do this is to buy the gear first (whether new or used) and compare it to what you have to make sure you like it better. Yes I know unloading the current gear gives you some money to buy the new gear, but this is a dangerous practice. Be patient and wait till you have the money to buy the new gear and then you can compare at your leisure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted July 20, 2003 Share Posted July 20, 2003 Very astute cut throat. It takes more time but you have the A_B comparrissson "in house" so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted July 20, 2003 Author Share Posted July 20, 2003 It is a good idea -- but then I become Mr. pack rat -- with thirty amplifiers sitting around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted July 20, 2003 Share Posted July 20, 2003 The Unsalted Butter tube halos are just fine for most of us, but if you really want to go the extra mile, I would suggest the goose fat halos from France. So smooth, so refined, so aromatic . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted July 20, 2003 Author Share Posted July 20, 2003 Allan, you really need to give up smoking that sh!t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike82 Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Dean: I'm with Craig and Sunny on this one. I wouldn;t do it. I also like the EL34 tube as well as the EL84 for it's sonic qualities. IMO, the Quicksilver is a better amp than even the Cary, never mind the AE. Parts quality is superior with the QS amps and so is the sound. BUT, if you really want a killer triode EL34 amp, I'd hunt down a used Art Audio David Gill Signature. You can find a used Gill for about what you'd pay for a new AE 25 DJH. http://www.artaudio.com/gillsig.html I used to sell th AA products when I had my shop. They are phenomenally well built with excellent power supplies and output transformers. Of course, they sound great! Good luck! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnysal Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 dean, what's wrong with thirty amps? at that point you tell the wife "it's a collection" becomes a museum...ya'know? IMHO 5-10 amps is junk collecting dust, 15 and above is a collection, works for me. regards, tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I did consider the reviews of P/P designs with ultra-sensitive speakers like big old horns before going with, and loving, the Bottlehead 2A3 Paramour monoblock amplifiers with their flea-powered triode tubes (http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/1202/bottleheadparamour.htm). I lived with classic, but scratchy Dynaco ST70s, strapped as monoblocks with my Cornwall Is for over a decade, yet I was afraid of the vintage route. I didnt know or trust anyone to refurbish an unknown piece of equipment. Wish I knew about NOSvalves then. Even with the less sensitive Cornwalls, and a few other high-sensitivity loudspeakers, the Paramours have the power to really push the volume and the bass, but my very loud rock music listening was an infrequent event compared to more serious, lights-out, feet-up, mellow sessions. There, the 2A3 Paramours excelled at organic wholeness, details, delicacy, mid-range tone, imaging, rapid attack, sweet tonal definition as well as the my friends mighty, superb, but really expensive Nelson Pass X250 amplifier. ten channels, tri-amped = 30 amps (sounds about right)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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