Good day sirs! new in this forum and this "expensively rewarding" hobby of ours. I have been a lurker though in this forum for a long time.
Got to hear the sound of a tube amp in a friend's house and I was really impressed! Patay na! gastos na naman!
Search search lang sa internet about tube amps so I landed into this Sakura AV 200T thread. It immediately caught my interest kasi nga mura and maganda naman ang feedback. Punta agad ako Raon to get one. Also bought a pair of TSI 100s and decent cables made in the UK from SnS. CD Player eh lumang Philips. Initially satisfied with the sound pero parang may kulang eh. Di ko ma explain! so Basa basa basa ng threads. Meron mga upgrades suggested, etc., Di ako mapakali...
Until I found the contact details of one of the well respected gurus here at PDVD. ang advise niya is huwag na galawin at di rin sigurado kung ma kukuntento ako sa tunog after the upgrades. besides, gagastos ako ng almost the same with my cost of acquisition ng amp. So there I decided na pagtiyagaan na lang muna at mag research research na lang muna.
hanggang sa balak ko na bumili ng Dared and Cayin. Later on found out na made in China so medjo na turn off ako (No offense meant of course to Dared and Cayin owners).
To cut the long story, I decided to get a hybrid set up (tube pre amp with SS amp) that is locally made. Now I am very happy with it!
My Sakura is definitely a keeper. for its price, looks, and sound panalo na!
Now, I will place it in my office. Upgrades are still not an option unless may masira.