Best EL34 amps
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Art Audio Veloce - 25w Triode Mono-Blocks (pair)
The Veloce is designed to deliver extraordinary sound in a small package. Using an EL-34 tube wired in Triode, you get 25w of spectacular power. The unique chassis was developed to be perfect in a stereo application but to take up less space in multi-channel applications. Normal mono-blocks...
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Happened to still be out here reading. This is the link to the Veloces.
Ok thanks! But price is very close to JA 30 Mk II!Art Audio Veloce - 25w Triode Mono-Blocks (pair)
The Veloce is designed to deliver extraordinary sound in a small package. Using an EL-34 tube wired in Triode, you get 25w of spectacular power. The unique chassis was developed to be perfect in a stereo application but to take up less space in multi-channel applications. Normal mono-blocks...artaudio.us
Happened to still be out here reading. This is the link to the Veloces.
It is. Part of it is Art Audio doesn't have two sets of margins. The line is imported and priced at retail rather than imported and priced for distribution. If I was to price the Veloce monos for retail distribution like what Bluebird charges for the Jadis these wound be $18K.
I am not sure they they are significantly better than the Jadis amps but I know they are very, very good. Especially for the money. Like I said above, I am very much looking forward to a side-by-side comparison.
If you are interested in a stereo amp, the Opus 2 from Art Audio is 25w Pentode coupled, 15w in Triode and is $8K. It is not a switched amp though and you need to order as a pure pentode or pure triode.
For me, Jadis amplifiers in pentode or triode are the most musical tube amps I've heard, although I'm not fully up to speed on current tube designs.
I suspect that the magic is in their transformers.
SET designs, while they can be magical musically, limit the selection of speakers too much for my tastes.
I suspect that the magic is in their transformers.
SET designs, while they can be magical musically, limit the selection of speakers too much for my tastes.
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Yeah I would agree its the transformers & simple circuit design! Although did demo Orchestra ref & black and those two amps was not to my liking. Wasn't refined and lush. They switched out to Luxman kt88 and that was smoother and fuller but lacking in air. Not in my room but I have the same Harbeths.
Yeah, their Integrated amps don't do it for me either. Their preamp circuits are just ok IMO.
You could always build yourself, The AN kit oozes quality, just look at the gallery photos.
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A friend of mine has this amp but sounds too colored to my ears. Mastersound EL34 amps sound better to me.
Sounds good, sounds like you are getting somewhere, today iam about to receive a quartet KT170 tubes for my allnic, should be rather interesting!
Nice one mate. You will really like those KT120's on the Jadis amplifiers, especially if that's the sound you're after. It's always a good thing to know what you're after, that's the only way to fully enjoy what you own.
As I've stated, if it sounds superb to you in your particular system that's the purity.
Enjoy those fine tunes!
Cheers, RJ
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