March 21, 201016 yr Brought home a pr. of these amps to try with the Harbeths to see how 25wpc 845 would do with them. They use 1 pr. of 6sn7 and a single 211/845 power tube each. (monoblocks) they are Chinese made. Anyone have any info on them? I have always been a big fan of 845 based amps, and after Axpona i have had the itch to try one. If these work out I might try something a little nicer and more powerful like the Cary 211 or Cayin 9088 in my system.
March 21, 201016 yr Tom are these 211s or 845s everything I see indicates 211 tubes? Transformers need to be good in these amps to get great sound, I really like the 845 Dared I have but in the end preferred the McCormack DNA.5 Enjoy them prior to summer as they are space heaters
March 21, 201016 yr Author Tom are these 211s or 845s everything I see indicates 211 tubes? Transformers need to be good in these amps to get great sound, I really like the 845 Dared I have but in the end preferred the McCormack DNA.5 Enjoy them prior to summer as they are space heaters They are supposed to be able to use either 211/845 tubes. I'll check out the dared too, thanks. I'm not hoping for to much from the VAL because the iron is chinese. I fell in love with the Thoress 845 amps in FL. Th These are the same power, so if they work OK I know that the Thoress will be an option, if not will have to look elsewhere.
March 21, 201016 yr If we were closer I'd let you borrow the dared 845, good luck on the search also check out GM70 powered amps (great stuff)
March 21, 201016 yr Author If we were closer I'd let you borrow the dared 845, good luck on the search also check out GM70 powered amps (great stuff) Thanks, I'll let you know how these sound later today. These are the amps I heard that I thought were special. I heard both the 300b and 845 amps http://www.thoeress.com/en/845-mono-amplifier/
March 21, 201016 yr Author They are more than I care to spend at $10K a pr. Probably have to think more about the Dared or a pr. of the Cayin amps used. My local dealer has a brand new looking pr. of these for 3750.00 http://affordableaudio.biz/index.php?cPath=1_17_4&main_page=product_info&products_id=166 Might see if I can bring these home next.
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