Any expereince with Coincident Frankenstein II Amp

It might sound like i'm bashing dragons. On the contrary, i really like the dragons, it has alot to offer if you hear it properly setup. Its like an acquired taste. Do you like curry? I do. :)

Franks has alot to offer, if you matched it with the right preamp and cables and it plays very well with any Coincident speakers. They really do sound very well together.

For the records, i'm using Esoteric X03SE as front end, i just sold my Triumph Extreme Mk2, before that Super Eclipse Mk2, Conquest, heard my friend's Total Eclipse Mk2, Triumph UHS and Extreme. I'm using all Coincident Extreme cables. Saving and waiting to upgrade to Coincident's floor stander. :) As well as Dragons Mk2, anyone interested in my dragons? :)

Why don't you just upgrade your dragons to mark 2

Firochromis,
No amplifier can be everything to everyone. The Frankenstein is a brilliant amp but it won`t be ideal for everyone`s taste or system(nothing is). For what you`re seeking, the new Dragon MKII would suit your preference i.e. more bass weight and power. If yor music is more electronic bass,synthesizer,heavy rock and at high volumes go with the Dragon mono blocks. The Franks do bass very well but it is`nt the ultimate bass-power amp. The Franks are nearly peerless when the priority shifts to purity of tone, organic -fluidity. tactile presence and nuance with an exceptionally low noise floor. For the acoustic jazz lovers like myself.this amp is extraordinary. As always it just depends on what you want. Higher powered amps will ultimately have the bass/large scale bigger volume advantage, but not the inner detail,liquid-flow and the 3D tactile presence IMHO.

Very well said, Charles1dad!

Different amp methodology has made huge differences with my coincidents (triode, ultralinear and pentode). Surprsingly, I'm most happy with 120 watt monoblocks in pentode (grommes g-101/a runing 6gk5). 20 watt triodes are my least favorite (EL34), Ultralinear is ok (EL34) and my 3 watt pentodes are nice (6bm8). I never use more than 2-3 watts but the 120 watt mono's have seemingly unlimited bass control.