on: April 02, 2016, 05:33:24 PM
I just got my Seductor back from Chez Bottlehead where one of my voltage check explosions was repaired. This amp absolutely rocks. For years I used my Bottlehead 300B Paramounts, finally getting bored when I had done every mod I knew of to them. In my search for a replacement, I found I loved the sound of the EL84 tube. I bought 3 amps, 2 with EL84s and 1 using 6V6, which was a model that replaced that mftrs EL84 model. After much anguish I chose the 6V6 amp and thought I was set for another 10 years. Then Bottlehead goes and announces their EL84 amp. I bought it just for fun - how could it possibly sound as good as my current amp, right? Maybe it's because my taste runs to rock&roll and the EL84 is a very dynamic tube, but after a day of listening to it I love it. How in the heck can 4 watts play loud like that (helps that my speakers are 95 dB efficient)? I urge anyone on the line to just buy it and build it and see for yourself. This does not sound like a budget amp.- it fits right into the rest of my gear. Color me happy.
PC, J River software, opticaRendu, Schitt Ygg DAC,Tortuga Pre, Torta Radu tube buffer, Linear Tube Audio ZOTL10, Spatial Audio X5w/pair of GR Research dual 12" open baffle servo subwoofers tamed by DSpeaker Dual-Core DSP , Audience AU24 SE spkr cable, handmade silver interconnects,
