Rny,
My amp was custom made by Alex Dondysh, who advertises in these pages. It includes Sophia mesh plate 300B's, silver wire throughout, James transformers, Black Gate capacitors, NOS GZ34 tubes, and some proprietary circuitry. I wanted the bandwidth of transistor amps, with the musicality of tubes, and I also wanted an amp optimised for my Ocellia Tilia 16ohm/98db-1watt speakers. It is dead silent with my ear next to the speaker, and has all the qualities I was looking for in an amp. The Gaincards left me with a very negative first impression, and eventually won my heart, but there is an emotional aspect to having something custom made which cannot be ignored, making one's judgement possibly suspect to a casual observer. I cannot deny the possibility of this, but the fact is, if it adds to the enjoyment of the MUSIC, then damn the bolloks - full speed ahead!
Yours Truly,
My amp was custom made by Alex Dondysh, who advertises in these pages. It includes Sophia mesh plate 300B's, silver wire throughout, James transformers, Black Gate capacitors, NOS GZ34 tubes, and some proprietary circuitry. I wanted the bandwidth of transistor amps, with the musicality of tubes, and I also wanted an amp optimised for my Ocellia Tilia 16ohm/98db-1watt speakers. It is dead silent with my ear next to the speaker, and has all the qualities I was looking for in an amp. The Gaincards left me with a very negative first impression, and eventually won my heart, but there is an emotional aspect to having something custom made which cannot be ignored, making one's judgement possibly suspect to a casual observer. I cannot deny the possibility of this, but the fact is, if it adds to the enjoyment of the MUSIC, then damn the bolloks - full speed ahead!
Yours Truly,