kulang sa lambing? too clinical? sa chip based amps yan din observation ko. ang linis, great sounding pero parang walang character, "lesser involvement" as you said. same question, why? why cant the china products now replicate even a fraction of japan made amps' character? if character is the word.
why? because to goal of the design is to sell cheap...
with those kinds of voltages? what to expect? tubes are run with voltages much higher than what was designed into that...
the 6j1/6ak5 unlike the 6dj8 are not that high transconductance...
i takes 4 to 5 plates to approach 6dj8 levels....
plate resistance is likewise high so output swing is low...
but, but, but, at 1800 pesos who is to complain? not me...