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A bigger amp isn't an "upgrade" unless you need more power. The more simple the circuit the better. The 30.8 has a lot of juice. Do you need more?

Yes Mike I had them in the 211, not an output situation, but the effect vs others was -> very clean with a KT88 quality to it. I didn't love it.

The only tweak to the avocet is output gain, but that's not it. I simply didn't care for any part of the amp. The texture, image, freq balance, etc. Plenty of power. More than I have now.
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Balanced Howard.

The room is beyond excellent. I'm a mastering engineer. Warm up was 9 hours. The unit is fully broken in. Pre amp is discrete class A Crane Song Avocet, had it for 10 years, very musical and...

Spent an hour too long with a year old fully broken in XA 30.8. I don't understand the love for these amps.

The low end is hugely powerful, the high mids/top rather painful in my system.

Yea, so the 300b has a huge effect on the amp and the 845s.

thank you :)

So Mike I made 6-8 other posts ... and sent you a PM. Did any of that go through?

thanks,

Playing and listening are so completely different ... both are great.

I used to use the SED-34 and I prefer the CZA7-Z from Treasure

Great advice

lol

Have not. Have used the Mapleshades brass for various things. Works well.

Post back. I've always had the thought this brand was overpriced, but I may be wrong :)

Also in LA ... Atwater Village

I'm here looking for tube amp upgrades and tube rolling info.

Use a Cary V12R to power Sonics Allegras, looking at Cary 211 FE in a week or 10 days.

thanks,