200WPC, the first 40 Class A
Yes, this is my first foray into tubes for a main rig, this utilizes the 6922 tube and I must say I am certainly impressed!:yes:
the tweaker in me LOVEs the fact that I can spend more dough down the line and have a pre-socketed tweak that is easy to upgrade:yes:
although hard to come by here in Mt the 6922 tube seems common enough that I should have a good variety to choose from.
That said the sound is best summed up for the simplistic and un-eloquent worded reply I posted earlier, AMAZING!
I wanted to post a few more pictures of the back and sides but i was called to action earlier by my beautiful wife and just don't feel like moving it around right now; It's huge!
The vintage integrated 'monsters' I have owned have absolutely nothing on this beautiful beastie!
I could not be happier; at the price I paid while it may never go down in most peoples book as a score to me it is probably MY best step/SCORE in my audio quest. (significant IMO because I've bought 9090db's for $19.99 and 4311's for $10)
Paired with my Polk SDA1's this beast really brings out what the SDA is capable of.
Heres a good review that highlights it's output power:
http://aliumaudio.com/forbidden city calaf turandot 48-53.pdf
Impressive to say the least and is truly capable of "doubling up"!
And I love the look too, my wife who wasn't pleased with the footprint and real estate required was very happy about the look of it:yes: she told me it was the best looking audio gear yet!:thmbsp: battle over before it had begun!
thanks for the compliments!
Tal
