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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #930 on: Jan 29, 2014 at 08:56 AM »
Hi sir parang ganyan din yung jvc mini compo speakers namin.
Ok na kaya yun?



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are no longer servieable, but the speakers are still good, i use them to test new amps....

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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #931 on: Jan 29, 2014 at 11:45 AM »
only one way to find out......try it and see if you like it...:D
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« Reply #932 on: Jan 29, 2014 at 12:43 PM »
Hehe. Ill try.

only one way to find out......try it and see if you like it...:D
only one way to find out......try it and see if you like it...:D
only one way to find out......try it and see if you like it...:D
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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #933 on: Jan 30, 2014 at 10:46 AM »
Sulit talaga.



ibibigay ko na sana sa father ko yang speakers na pioneer S-HS55 5.1 kasama ang receiver  year 1999 ko pa nabili
kaya lang nagbago ang isip ko nang ipahiram sa aking nang friend ko ang sakura niya.

add lang ako nang cheap na tweeter 100 pesos pair na hehehe.

sulit na sulit talaga :)

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galit galit muna sa 5.1 na setup.





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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #934 on: Jan 30, 2014 at 08:52 PM »
Wala pa matinong lalagyan. Testing muna using precision acoustics speakers (malupit tumunog for its price of 3k from kuya marino) 4" woofers 8ohms 89db sensitivity. Napa wow ako sa tunog. Saktong pang SQ sya. Waka pa 1/4 volume ko malakas na.

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« Reply #935 on: Jan 30, 2014 at 08:54 PM »
Here are some pics:

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« Reply #936 on: Jan 30, 2014 at 08:55 PM »
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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #937 on: Feb 02, 2014 at 10:44 PM »
Got my Sakura AV-200T Tube Amp a month ago. So far so good...dati NAD amp ang gamit ko pero binenta ko na a year ago, now nagbalik loob ulit ako sa Audiophile world, talagang nasa dugo ko na since bata pa nnakagisnan ko na ang mga tube amps di lang amp pati tube na TV, madalas ko sinisilip ang loob ng TV...its glowing! getting back to Sakura Tube Amp at first medyo hesitant pa ako kasi ang mura compare sa mga locally made tube amp ranging to 20K up, one day nasa sta lucia ako sa Western Appliance na spot ko ito naka display at naka hook up at tumutunog so I started to listen to it then ayun na convinced ako sabi ko i try ko nga ito as a bday gift ko ask ko kay mrs.eh agree agad sya pa nga bumile, nagulat ang mga salesman kasi 1st time daw na babae ang bumibile ng tube amp. So excited na ako hook ko sa 22 yrs old Mission 761i speakers BOOM!malinis ang tunog at warm ang tunog...more than 6 hrs non stop playing...syempre torture test, ginamitan ko pa ng ng pang Burn-IN ng Sheffield Lab CD (rare na ito). Til now enjoy pa rin ako dito sa amp na ito, hook ko rin sa Bose InterAudio speakers, pero mas gusto ang clarity ng mission speakers, pero nag dagdag ako ng subwoofer for bass extension. I think stick muna ako sa stock ng Sakura AV-200T, di pa naman ako nauulol eventually siguro pa modified  ko add ko ng phono input...bagay yata ang tube amp sa turntable. Thanks for that great reviews!

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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #938 on: Feb 03, 2014 at 01:51 PM »
Heres my proper setup sa masters bedroom. Ive changed my speakers to energy bookshelves. Ummm... Just wondering if ok lang ba ang spacing between the speakers and the amp?

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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #939 on: Feb 03, 2014 at 02:49 PM »
kamusta SQ sir pag ganyang nakalagay sa cabinet? hindi ba hallow or boomy?
tube + audio nirvana = beyond...

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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #940 on: Feb 03, 2014 at 03:20 PM »
Sulit talaga.



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player: foobar + asio
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Nice setup! enjoy!

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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #941 on: Feb 03, 2014 at 03:23 PM »
Heres my proper setup sa masters bedroom. Ive changed my speakers to energy bookshelves. Ummm... Just wondering if ok lang ba ang spacing between the speakers and the amp?



you can experiment sa spacing ng speakers, kung anu maganda tunog para sa 'yo, un ang best. kahit malapit sa amp ok lang... how does it sound with your setup?

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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #942 on: Feb 03, 2014 at 10:27 PM »
Tried placing the speakers kanina on our high stool sa labas ng cabinet and ended up putting it back sa cabinet kasi naging manipis tumunog. Mas tight ang bass and SQ is improved sa cabinet. I like!
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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #943 on: Feb 04, 2014 at 04:43 PM »
Hi sirs, saan pa available ang av200t? I'm looking to buy one. thanks
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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #944 on: Feb 04, 2014 at 05:39 PM »
Kay martcom sa raon katabi ng deeco mismo. Dun ko nakuha yung akin. Ok sila talagang mattest mo and fresh units too.

Hi sirs, saan pa available ang av200t? I'm looking to buy one. thanks
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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #945 on: Feb 04, 2014 at 05:40 PM »
Hi sirs, saan pa available ang av200t? I'm looking to buy one. thanks

try mo sa automatic center, got my unit sa greenhills. they offer 0% interest...

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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #946 on: Feb 05, 2014 at 05:32 AM »
try mo sa automatic center, got my unit sa greenhills. they offer 0% interest...

How much do they give it there at both cash/straight charge and installment?

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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #947 on: Feb 05, 2014 at 08:41 AM »
Check with hyperaudio (rene rivo) he sells modifef units na.
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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #948 on: Feb 05, 2014 at 12:05 PM »
Thanks for the info good sirs.
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« Reply #949 on: Feb 05, 2014 at 01:14 PM »
How much do they give it there at both cash/straight charge and installment?

P4750 got it 24mos %0, less than P200/mo... not sure sa straight since i availed the installment.

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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #950 on: Feb 07, 2014 at 11:58 AM »
just a heads up to those who purchased this amp.
this amp has a built in speaker delay relay...3 sec to about 6 secs...
the purpose of this relay is to avoid annoying turn on thumps...

if you purchased a unit that shows this type of symptoms,
return it to the seller to have it repaired for free
if you are still under a 1 year warranty period...
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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #951 on: Feb 07, 2014 at 12:04 PM »
just a heads up to those who purchased this amp.
this amp has a built in speaker delay relay...3 sec to about 6 secs...
the purpose of this relay is to avoid annoying turn on thumps...

if you purchased a unit that shows this type of symptoms,
return it to the seller to have it repaired for free
if you are still under a 1 year warranty period...

salamat sa info sir tony.

sa umpisa lang meron sa unit ko, after a while wala na pag uminit na amp. kahit on/off na. but i always set vol to min before turning on/off...

i dont care the minimal thump, will it affect the future performance of the amp?

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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #952 on: Feb 07, 2014 at 12:17 PM »
mere annoyance lang yan, its a transient so it dissapears after a while....
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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #953 on: Feb 08, 2014 at 11:42 PM »
Yung thump saken sa umpisa lang pero pag off ko kahit uminit na yung amp may popping sound pa din. May delay din ba pag turn off?
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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #954 on: Feb 09, 2014 at 07:18 AM »
walang delay ang turn off...
hindi naman delikado kung power off ka na...
turn down mo yung volume bago ka mag power off...
i do this on most of my gears...
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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #955 on: Feb 09, 2014 at 09:48 AM »
Thank you very much sir Tony. Your tips, insights, and generosity to share your experience and knowledge about this amp and other audio gears is a great help to all of us.  May your tribe increase, sir Tony Tecson!

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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #956 on: Feb 09, 2014 at 11:02 AM »
being a hobbyist, i do my share of sharing information....
i am not in this for the  business, i sell ideas mostly...
if i can help, i am happy.....:D
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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #957 on: Feb 09, 2014 at 02:24 PM »
Re thumps, anyone who would like to volunteer their unit, preferably an unmodded one and near Valenzuela kindly shoot me a PM. Please PM, don't SMS me.

Totally for free, I'll pay for whatever parts I use and install.

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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #958 on: Feb 09, 2014 at 04:50 PM »
Malakas yung popping sound saken when I turn the unit off.... Kahit mainit na yung ampli and turn the volume knob to zero...
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Re: SAKURA AV-200T Tube Amp
« Reply #959 on: Feb 09, 2014 at 05:14 PM »
kung meron kayong issues sa Sakura nyo,
the best thing to do is to give feedback to the seller,
after sales service requires that he fixes that problem
it is his responsibility, specially if the one year warranty
period has not yet lapsed....
that is why i frown upon tampering with your units
prematurely and within the warranty period....
i have a Sakura amp repaired and was taken today by the owner,
but i wouldn't want to tinker with these Sakura AV200's
if still under warranty, lugi kayo nyan.....
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