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Thread: Best SET (300B, 845)?
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September 17, 2015, 06:11 PM #51Senior Member
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Re: Best SET (300B, 845)?
Rob, I may do the shows one year, bit of a paddle across the ditch though.
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September 18, 2015, 12:10 AM #52Senior Member
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Re: Best SET (300B, 845)?
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September 18, 2015, 12:11 AM #53Senior Member
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Argh - the dreaded double post! And I cannot figure out how to have the image display inline.
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September 18, 2015, 06:40 AM #54Audioshark
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Re: Best SET (300B, 845)?
Looks ok here. Holy cow, what happened to the tube?
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September 18, 2015, 09:03 AM #55Senior Member
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Re: Best SET (300B, 845)?
Nothing. That's Matt's photography.
Originally Posted by Mike
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September 18, 2015, 10:28 AM #56Senior Member
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Yes, indeed, he is a great photographer, he was gracious enough to provide me the photo after purchase.
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September 18, 2015, 09:07 PM #57Member
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Re: Best SET (300B, 845)?
I second the Viva vote. Originally Posted by Jim Smith
These are the best I have heard to date however: http://www.positive-feedback.com/Iss...lice_grail.htm
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September 18, 2015, 09:09 PM #58Audioshark
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Re: Best SET (300B, 845)?
Hard to argue with Viva. Always loved what I heard.
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September 19, 2015, 06:29 PM #59Senior Member
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Re: Best SET (300B, 845)?
Is Chalice Audio, the amp noted above in the PF link, no longer around? The link to their site and a Google search seems to imply that the company isn't around anymore?
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September 19, 2015, 06:41 PM #60Member
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Re: Best SET (300B, 845)?
Correct. The company is no longer a company so to speak. However, the lead designer, who is an engineer by day, still designs amps upon request.... Originally Posted by RDSChicago
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September 19, 2015, 06:59 PM #61Senior Member
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Re: Best SET (300B, 845)?
How would one contact him?
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September 19, 2015, 07:09 PM #63Member
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Re: Best SET (300B, 845)?
The guy whose amps I heard lives nearby and I can get u his contact info... Originally Posted by arthurs
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Geardaddy...thanks for the compliment on the Grail amps...they are very special.With the new Psvane WE 845s / WE 300b tubes they are even more special...Anyone nearby is more than welcome to come and hear them..
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October 6, 2015, 11:46 PM #65Super Moderator
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Re: Best SET (300B, 845)?
Mike?
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Re: Best SET (300B, 845)?
Has anyone auditioned Absolare Altius 845 Push-pulls? www.absolare.com
I enjoy them as have never enjoyed any other amps......CARLOS
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October 7, 2015, 12:11 AM #67Audioshark
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I bet they are amazing. I love his amps and he's a great guy! Originally Posted by audioholic
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January 5, 2017, 12:11 AM #68Junior Member
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Re: Best SET (300B, 845)?
Hi Joe, Thanks for the welcoming note. Any feedback on any of the LA Audio gear? I am in the market but information on them is hard to come by. Thanks, Paul
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January 5, 2017, 02:19 AM #69Super Moderator
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Hi,
All I remember was that Mike flipped out when he heard the LA gear several years ago. I think it was a little difficult to come by and he went nowhere with it. It took him a long time to get over that sound. I am sure that today, he will still feel the same way.Fleetwood Deville by Oswald Mills Audio, Vienna Acoustics Haydn Jubilee, Wharfedale Linton w/ stands, Klipsch RB-75, Klipsch RP-160M.
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January 5, 2017, 03:50 AM #70Senior Member
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Has anyone compared good SETs to Jadis on horns? Or to OTLs?
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January 5, 2017, 09:58 AM #71Senior Member
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While I have not heard many SET's, I was totally enamored after my encounter with the Coincident Frankenstein 300B monoblock amps. Such tone and what a soundstage with reach-in depth. Plus they are "real world" priced.
Not sure how they compare to some of the others in this thread.
And as always, the choice of tubes will change the sonic signature on any of these amps.My System
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January 5, 2017, 11:15 AM #72Senior Member
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Re: Best SET (300B, 845)?
Which are the best 60 - 80w SETs? I know KR and NAT and Silvercore (304 TL valves). Any others?
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Cary 805 AE? I think they're SET.
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January 5, 2017, 12:36 PM #74Senior Member
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I guess you could check out Wavac. I like the Kronzilla - but I'll pass on the tube replacement cost. Honestly, I don't understand the high power SET game though. Originally Posted by bonzo
I'd aim for a 20-25 watt 211/845/PP 300B amp if possible to open up your options considerably. Check out Audion which is local to you. One of the fastest SETs out there.Brinkmann Bardo w/ EMT HSD-006 cart, MSB Reference DAC --> Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL --> Ampzilla 2000, 2nd Edition --> Fyne Audio F1-12
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