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Looks pretty neat. I like the "summer mode", where you pull out half the tubes to reduce idle power dissipation.
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Re: Is this amp any good?
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The SE OTL has been on my radar for a long time, as well as the Grounded Grid Preamp. Bruce Rozenblit seems to be a very straight forward, no nonsense kinda guy. I picked up his book, "Audio Reality" a while back and it is a very good read on his philosophy of audio and how things work.
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Bob, I read the linked ad. Since the unit has no output transformer it wouldn't suffer from the high output impedance that many tube amplifier designs exhibit. Therefore the frequency response irregularities that can occur with a high output impedance interacting with changes in speaker impedance at varying frequencies wouldn't occur. Within its power capabilities it could be expected to match solid-state designs, and not exhibit a flawed "tube sound". Some of the claims in the description as to special qualities are pure BS, of course.
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Sure, Bob; if an amplifier exhibits any audible sound coloration, rather than simply amplifying the input voltage transparently, that has to be described as a "flaw" if the objective is high fidelity.
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Geez, John! What, are you trying to incur the wrath of a certain Southern Californian, or something?
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But. . .but. . .but. . .I live in Southern California. . . . . . well, only for a couple more weeks anyway.
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Sean, I suspect that the "certain Southern Californian" that Peter had in mind is 30 or so miles south of you. The answer of course would be no, just reporting the facts.
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I would encourage you to try it for yourself as that is the only way that you will know if you like it.
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