Any expereince with Coincident Frankenstein II Amp

Find member Beanie and ask Israel himself.

Hello Paul,
To my understanding the Wyetech Topaz(211 tube) is considered one of the true great SET amplifiers. I`ve never heard it but have no reason to question it`s highly regarded status. The Frankenstein I know well(owned almost 2 years) and it is a masterpiece built by Israel Blume. I won`t go on and on about it (I`ve done that enough before). As mentioned by Metralla there are pevious threads, with many informed comments from owners.The franks would be fabulous with your Super Victory speakers. Give Israel a call, he`s very friendly.

Thanks to all!

Hi all,

I want to chime in because I'm currently looking for a power amplifier to drive Coincident Super Eclipse mk. 3 speakers. My pre is a Counterpoint SA-5.1. Both SE III and SV has a 92 db sensitivity and high impedance (14 ohm and 10 ohm respectively) so choices should be similar on paper.

So far, I have limited number of amps with Coincidents. Recently I've tried a friend's Cary CAD-572SE which is rated as ~20 w/channel, on my system and was not satisfied with lower frequencies. But I must say that it was a somewhat uncontrolled situation. The devices were here and there some on carpet some on an other one, some connected with stock cables etc. You get the point. I'll take the Cary's soon and make a more controlled try.

After that experience I become skeptical about the low powered monos. When I told this experience and request an advice, Blume told that the Dragons would be the best option. So my skeptical-ism even grows. But mine was a brief e-mail, and maybe Blume thought that I'm a power-hungry audiophile, so wanted to be on the safe side.

Soo, I'm still searching and currently my lowest powered option is a 24w/channel Manley Neo/Classic 300B.

Regards,

I've owned both latest Franks Mk2 and Dragons (first gen, with black front faceplate). I am still owner of the dragons amp. Is the low power Franks inferior? Nay. Till now, i still miss the purity and ability of Franks to extract the minutest details of the recordings. The law of physics still applies, i.e. it's a 8W amp which does almost everything superbly except reproducing the lowest bass notes with weight and authority. Based on this personal taste, Israel recommended me the dragons, YES, takes only a few minutes to discern the difference between Franks and Dragons. I stood by the dragons.

The dragons is not without fault, i.e. if you can tolerate the noise (tube noise and original dragons has no ground loop switch), heat, brightness, cost of tubes (highly recommend GE NOS 211 but very expensive), not as refined as Franks (in terms of sound floor, extraction of subtle details, etc) but your preference leans towards slightly more power, dynamics, bass weight and authority, then Dragons might be more suitable as in my case. Most of these faults are improved on the latest Dragons Mk2. Anyone interested in my dragons? :)

Regards,
Jimmy