Good vs Evil, light vs dark
Posted: June 13th, 2019, 2:50 pm
Two diametrically opposed opponents (SET, 0NF vs solid state, push-pull, negative feedback). They actually got along pretty well!
Roscoe's build of the Jean Hiraga's Super Class A (they have that in common) Amplifier and my 2-stage 300B amps.
Both Roscoe and I were surprised at little the sound differed overall. The Super amp had a bit better low and highs, was extremely dynamic and fast sounding while the 300B sounded nicer in the mids and did a better job at presenting the music as a performance IMHO. The Roscoe Super build had no boutique parts and the first thing that pooped into both our minds (aside from PS storage possibilities) was ditching the silver coated input wire. Pretty promising start......
Makes me wonder about Hiraga's 8wpc Monster and how that would sound as a monoblock build in my system?
Roscoe's build of the Jean Hiraga's Super Class A (they have that in common) Amplifier and my 2-stage 300B amps.
Both Roscoe and I were surprised at little the sound differed overall. The Super amp had a bit better low and highs, was extremely dynamic and fast sounding while the 300B sounded nicer in the mids and did a better job at presenting the music as a performance IMHO. The Roscoe Super build had no boutique parts and the first thing that pooped into both our minds (aside from PS storage possibilities) was ditching the silver coated input wire. Pretty promising start......
Makes me wonder about Hiraga's 8wpc Monster and how that would sound as a monoblock build in my system?