Exploring new tubes such as 45/ 2A3 / 807's

[Michaels HiFi]

The NOS 45's and 2A3's are on the way, so here is a couple of pics of the NOS 807's and 5U4GB I received today...

 

[stereogeek]

I never tried 45's but liked 2A3's quite a bit. The 2A3's didn't have quite enough power for most of the stuff I listen to. On stuff like James Taylor, they were fine. I ultimately settled on EL34's as 25wpc does dynamics and bass quite a lot better than just a few watts. Ultimately, it depends on your speakers and your preferred flavor. Have fun with it!

 

[Hear Here]

Another sublime low wattage tube is the PX-25. 6 watts that are wonderful with smaller scale music. Mine were in the Art Audio PX-25 SET amplifier. The sound was way better than what my Audio Note 300B (not their top model) could deliver.

 

[Michaels HiFi]

Another sublime low wattage tube is the PX-25. 6 watts that are wonderful with smaller scale music. Mine were in the Art Audio PX-25 SET amplifier. The sound was way better than what my Audio Note 300B (not their top model) could deliver.

I've heard good things about that tube though I've never heard it myself.

Hopefully someday I will be able to.

Thanks for the input.

 

[atmasphere]

I never tried 45's but liked 2A3's quite a bit. The 2A3's didn't have quite enough power for most of the stuff I listen to. On stuff like James Taylor, they were fine. I ultimately settled on EL34's as 25wpc does dynamics and bass quite a lot better than just a few watts. Ultimately, it depends on your speakers and your preferred flavor. Have fun with it!

Dynaco made a little amp called the ST35 that is recognized as the best sounding amp they made. It makes 17.5 Watts/channel and is more linear than the ST70 or SCA35 owing to no use of pentode Voltage amps in the circuit.

I've seen them (refurbished) take down SETs that cost a lot more. I think they are pretty good evidence that there's a good reason SETs went away in the old days.

There seems to be a dearth of low power PP tube amps that are done with high quality parts and execution- most of them I see were designed as budget amplifiers. So when SETs are compared to PP amps its usually against something with a lot more power and often isn't even class A. IME its worth leveling that playing field.

 

[stereogeek]

I had a little VTL amp about 25 years ago that sounded superb, like a moron, I sold it to a buddy of mine. I can't remember exactly but it was like 15 or 20wpc. Anybody familiar with this amp and can help with a name or anything for it?

 

[mep]

I had a little VTL amp about 25 years ago that sounded superb, like a moron, I sold it to a buddy of mine. I can't remember exactly but it was like 15 or 20wpc. Anybody familiar with this amp and can help with a name or anything for it?

Stereo amp or mono block amps? Maybe the VTL Tiny Triode amps?