Justin & Jerry's Hifi Blog

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Originally Posted by Roy S

Would you like those EL84 amps back Jerry?

Always look forward to your updates :)

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Thanks, Roy, those are nice amps! - but no.
Onwards, ever onwards. :)

The Trigon monos are very fine amps and I think are with me for the long term - I suspect an interesting form of class D is more likely as an amp alternative - not sure I can be bothered with the faff of valves any more.

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Originally Posted by jandl100

- not sure I can be bothered with the faff of valves any more.

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With you on valve amps Jerry, certainly since I got the Luxman.

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Originally Posted by jandl100

- not sure I can be bothered with the faff of valves any more.

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:hmm: that kind of reminded me of my little el84 integrated I've had tucked away for a while.

https://i.imgur.com/1xqN7DT.jpg

Just plumbed it in for the first time with the Podium speakers.

https://i.imgur.com/hjnMKPI.jpg

Hey, Bev was right - they synergise really well! What a great sound.

Hmm, maybe I have the Alternative Amp with me already. :)

The Pass F series supposed to have a sound very similar to valves. My F3 certainly good.
The Pass SIT even uses a strange valve-like driver. (Silicon Carbide static induction transistor)

But, at a price!

Hmm.
I've tried Pass Labs amps a couple of times and have come to the conclusion that they aren't really my thing.

The recent Minion looking ones generally seemed much better than the older Pass Labs gear at this year's Munich, Jerry. I actually thought they were good.

Kin expensive, though.

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Originally Posted by jandl100

Hmm.
I've tried Pass Labs amps a couple of times and have come to the conclusion that they aren't really my thing.

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You mean the commercial versions rather than the 'kichen table'/hobby ones (F2/3/4.5 or SIT stuff?)

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Originally Posted by hornucopia

The Pass F series supposed to have a sound very similar to valves. My F3 certainly good.
The Pass SIT even uses a strange valve-like driver. (Silicon Carbide static induction transistor)

But, at a price!

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Still, all sold out.

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Originally Posted by hornucopia

You mean the commercial versions rather than the 'kichen table'/hobby ones (F2/3/4.5 or SIT stuff?)

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Yes, I owned an X150 and had an Aleph 3 on home dem.

Yay. :)

I think I can now regard my headphone collection as pretty much complete with the arrival of these this morning.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/wcwAA...fA/s-l1600.jpg

Stax SR3 + SRD5 electrostatics

I've been looking for a pair of classic stats for a while.

So I now have ...

Stax SR3 electrostatic
Audeze EL-8 planar magnetic
Wharfedale Isodynamic
Fostex TH600 Dynamic (conventional)

All sound great in their rather different ways.

I'm driving the Stax from an Amptastic Mini-T, which with its excellent transparency and detail makes a fine match.