Anyone have Coincident Frankenstein amps?

Good Morning Tony,
I happen to be an ER physician and I think that fossa is cranial and near the nasal bone( it`s been many years since gross anatomy in med school LOL). What I mean regarding overtones are the additional notes and harmonies you hear following the intial note or tone particularly with the playing of chords. The Frankensteins sound much more like a live guitar in it`s ability to reproduce the blending of the mixture of notes and harmony. I`d been a user of push-pull amps for years prior to SET amps exposure. The PP amps were good at reproducing these overtones, hower the Frankensteins are just excellent in this regard and sounds much closer to what I hear live. My reference is live jazz in small clubs and most often unamplified. I don`t know if it`s due to the SET circuit, the use of DHT rather than pentode tubes, or having an interstage transformer in place of coupling capacitors. Probably all the above, I`m no engineer but something`s happening for the better. Any way I`m pleased that you`re enjoying these amplifiers already and your right they will continue to improve, what fun this hobby is.I agree with your opinion of Israel completely.

Try Coincident Dragons if you need more power! I had the Franks for 8 months and it really shines with most music, no lack in dynamics and bass....except power. If you listen to alot of complex music like symphony orchestra, or even some movies....hence I've recently upgraded to Dragons. Just as Israel said, it sounded like Franks but more dynamic and transparent, more power....but it will not equal to Franks in absolute finest qualities in areas of refinement and subtly....Franks are champs in defining micro details, ultra low sound floor for purer sound, even dynamic shifts...it's ability to reproduce live music is startling.

Hi Jianming,
Did you ever try the Franks with the Coincident Statement linestage. It comes close to the Dragons, but retains the purity that make the Franks so special. By the way I have heard and love the Dragons, but the Franks are my drug of choice!

Don't need more power. As the Franks have broken in some, they've really cleaned up all the way around. It's tough to overdrive them with the speakers I have....just sound great, and they play plenty loud with efficient speakers.

Hi Montejay,

I've read your review on statement linestage and seen your picture of your system, you certainly have my envy of owning the PR extreme!!!

No, I've not tried pairing with statement linestage. I have no doubt about the excellency of the statement linestage and would love to hear the linestage with Franks or Dragons. But the cost of owning both Statement preamp and franks is prohibitive at this point. I'm using Promitheus Audio tvc passive preamp with my Franks before and now a pair of Dragons. My music preference is classical symphony and movies, jazz and oldies are seconds....yes, movies on the Franks!! Surprisingly, movies still sound very good, never feel slow or out of steam...but 8W simply couldn't create the drama i'm craving for, and why would anybody use Franks for home theatre??? Yes, you'll find there's crazy people who does crazy things all the time....hence, the move to Dragons. :)

My next project is upgrading my Triumph Extreme Mk2 to a Coincident floorstander....