@Gino
Thank you for your wonderful and analytical personal review of the tube amp. I'm glad it integrated well into your system. Nagulat din ako sa Denon bookshelves mo, they were pretty small but surprisingly sing beautifully. And for such a small enclosure, the bass is surprisingly evident.
@fredreadrick
Based on manufacturer specs, yes it is S.E.T.
For some reason, I also tried different types of amps from SS to tube amps like push-pull, pentode, hybrid, and for unexplainable reasons, I still ended up going back to this SET. Yes other tube amps such as push-pull may have more power and grunt, but the sweetness and right amount of airyness brings me back to this humble amp. I feel it really depends on proper speaker-amp matching, nagkataon e sineswerte lang ako
Of course audition talaga is the best for your own judgment.
@disturbed
Sir you can visit me anytime naman and bring your own speakers just like sir Gino did. My place is in Antipolo but at the lower part lang naman, just 2km from Marcos Highway, so hindi aabot sa bundok
Usually hindi naman traffic dito huwag lang rush hour or raining. Either from Makati/Fort or Quezon City, it takes around 40 minutes to get here kung light-moderate traffic.
@geevee
About the Dynaudio, I'm not really sure, since demanding talaga ang speaker na yun, but we could pair and audition it para magkaalaman na. Based on my experience, not all speaker's sensitivity ratings are accurate. I once had a 90db speaker being bested by a 86db speaker in terms of sheer output. I believe more on speaker-amp matching, and just trying it out is still the best way to know. Also, yes I agree to your comment about the audio source, the difference can sometimes be night and day if properly implemented.
About the tube rolling, yes I also started venturing into this, and different tubes give out their own character nga, that's the good thing about tube amps that cannot be done with SS and T-amps. The only down side here is the hole in my pocket
@remington
Yes sir Jun, that pre-amp really brought this amp even further, parang na-turbocharge na vehicle. Makabili nga
Actually because of this, napagastos ulit tuloy ako. I'll soon be matching my other personal APPJ with a new speaker project... Next time listening session ulit tayo