sheltie dave
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Mine does too, Jim. It's the only amp I've seen(now that I pulled the specs) that more than triples its output when bridged. I guess the Class A design really helps there?
This is gonna be interesting, to say the least. Dave has some seriously nice amps, and trying to distinguish some of his tube amps from solid state is gonna be a real chore, let alone tryin to guess exactly what amp it is he has playing. Hmm, maybe a few side bets are in order. lol
Due to a last minute replacement, the SET monoblocs went up against a Trends amp with a TRex power supply. The music lineup was the Eagles "New Kid in Town," and Frank Sinatra singing "Fly Me to the Moon."
In a unanimous vote, the winner was declared - the Trends amplifier, in a predicted upset.
Due to a last minute replacement, the SET monoblocs went up against a Trends amp with a TRex power supply. The music lineup was the Eagles "New Kid in Town," and Frank Sinatra singing "Fly Me to the Moon."
In a unanimous vote, the winner was declared - the Trends amplifier, in a predicted upset.
Since there is a huge difference in price points between the two amps, I guess I should be disappointed, but in reality the combination of the shootout design, the brief listening window, and the actual performance judging - hats off to the Trends! (BTW Sam, even off axis, I thought the differing strengths made this one a tie.)
In David's photo I pulled, the Trends is on the HeyWake arch table with the Audio Research, the SET monos are on the top of the rear rack.
I wasn't there to hear the SET, but I think I heard everything else, and my favorite was those big tube monos in the photo above...I liked them better than the Marantz 8b!
Sam, keep in mind with all the three rounds and the runoff, I never took the amps over 8 watts. I was spanking Mark's monoblocs along at about 30 to 35 watts - probably the reason for the burning plastic smell. They were getting a solid workout, and sounded quite tasty.