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In the Thread: A DSET is better then an expensive SET
Post Subject: Wrong again ;-)Posted by Merlin on: 9/23/2007
Romy,
can I suggest you read about the amplifier in question before making comments?
The unit uses four tubes per channel - three drivers and one output tube. The unit has zero negative feedback. It is as pure as they come.
Directly heated triodes without output transformers. It's not upset by low impedences. It has fully regulated power supplies and absolutely zero AC filament hum. Take away the output transformers and you are left with the full unfettered harmonic qualities of the output tube unhindered by at the frequency extremes by transformer saturation that dulls transient attack. Ruthlessly revealing of the quality of tubes used, it's also ruthlessly revealing of source material and components further up the chain.
Whilst I admire your tenacity and promoting the DSET idea, my own feeling is that David Berning's solution is both neater and more practical - the only impediment ot it's acceptance, the dogmatic approach of many thermionic die hards. My experience suggests it's their loss.
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