Wavac TA-805m SET monoblocks
My photo of a pair owned by a friend of mine.
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Key features and specs from Wavac:
"The TA-805m amplifier is a Class A tube amplifier with TANGO transformer specification is based on the well-established predecessor MD-805m. The TA-805m mono-block uses a direct heat triode 805 output tube to produce 50 watts single-ended triode output per channel.
The special adaptation of the IITC circuit using the triode wired KT-88 driver provides a great deal of authority over the audio bandwidth, using the subtle flavors of the best single-ended triode amplifiers.
The direct coupling or transformer coupling between stages eliminates the need for capacitors from the signal path. Therefore, without losing the sound quality, a wide dynamic range is secured, and the accurate sound signal from that source is reproduced.
Chassis features a 10mm aluminum top plate for aesthetics and a thick, massive foundation for attaching components to optimize sound. The design offers the luxury aesthetics similar to the EC/HE series.
Hum noise and noise are minimized by an AC mains input filter, multi-element π filter, and a well-filtered DC filament power supply."
My guess is Mike would know about these. Absolutely
wonderful sounding amps...