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RE: I have a reply that this amp sounds more like a SS amp than and SET. Any comments?

Posted by Rune (A) on April 9, 2009 at 03:20:15

In Reply to: I have a reply that this amp sounds more like a SS amp than and SET. Any comments? posted by Frihed89 on April 8, 2009 at 23:47:51:

In my experience it has more of the transistors speed and autority in the bass department yes,but without the dryness and often overdamping/undynamic qualities of transistoramps in that area.
Overall not excactly like the traditional cap coupling SET amps either,but it has the naturalness of tubes in spades,maybe a tad less "coloured" than cap coupling.
Cap coupling just seem to sound a little uncontrolled,fuzzy and unlinear in comparsion,IMO.Transformer coupling with good transformers just seem more transparent,a more even and natural transfer of the signals energy,more dynamics,aso , you hear the instruments clearer with their own characteristics,and in my view more musical engaging.
Its difficult to describe,but I believe you can expect of the monokit ,some of the things described about Kegon Balanced for example : http://www.dagogo.com/AudioNoteKeganBal.html
And remember I wrote SOME ;-)

I had the paralell 300B version of the monokit with iHiB c-core interstage and output transformers.
Now I'm about to build them again,this time with AN ultraHiB silver interstage and ultraHiB silver output transformers, which I bought used on Audiogon.

Edits: 04/09/09 04/09/09 04/09/09

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