Sensible integrated's

Discussion in 'Hi-Fi and General Audio' started by Jackthebiscuit, Aug 16, 2004.

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    virkon

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    Nice one thanks for that.
     
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    Rory satisfied

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    the only Plinius i've heard is my own. Hard to describe how it sounds, which is a good thing, I guess... pretty uncoloured, enough power for anything (100W/8ohms), nice remote control, pre-outs, record selector. Good amp. £1500 ukp. Its the entry class AB Plinius
     
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    Lt Cdr Data om

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    you aren't on commission are you bottle? ;) fyi, the wad 300b pse which uses the same circuit, is the best amp. I have yet heard.
    300b's are notoriously sensitive to what is driving them, and it doens't get much better than a pentode.(lots of volts and cathode follower(lots of current) as in this amp here.none of your audionote little 6sn7's.
    Very nice indeed, very tempted.
     
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    bottleneck talks a load of rubbish

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    nope, not on commision data!

    are you sure its the same?

    I would expect similarities, as they were both designed by Andy Grove.

    Reason I push this one over the WAD - is that the kit is nearly 400 quid cheaper!!!
    (and it looks cool with the copper cover)

    Id buy one if I was starting over (probably)

    :)
     
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    Lt Cdr Data om

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    very nearly, its actually a better spec. like for like, but the wad has 2 valves in the output.

    AS I think you know, Andy Grove is(was?) wads designer, quads, a lot of audionotes, and of course the hifi collective.

    wads has 6au6 (ef94)input, ecc82 as a kathode follower.
    hific has ef86, 5687 k. follower, and single 300b, the hifi c has dc for every valve, and slightly higher voltages for the output. Whether this makes a difference, who can say.

    For all intents they are identical in basic topology. I wish the hific was in monobloc and also pse form, maybe have to wait.

    I wonder if Andy Grove will still do wad, or if Noel Keywood will take over for designs, AG apparently is a transformer expert, NK is not. Interesting to see the future.
     
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    GundamSD

    Funny that there are quite a few people over at HFC also using Unico and Dynaudio together. They seem like natural partner.
     
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    Funny that....

    Seems like a popular combination.

    Must be some serious synergy going on there. :D
     
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