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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    Good. If they float your boat then they are perfect. Trick now is to say to yourself over and over the title of my gallery thread.

    Ive been happy since I built my last set although keeping the smaller telefunkens too unless I get an offer I can't refuse. Or have to leave my home
    The mantra here is quite simple,

    If it's better (IMO) I keep it, if its NOT, it gets sold on.

    I've had multiple TTs, Phonostages, carts, arms etc and the bits I've got now are pretty safe in their position. There's only two cartridges I'd swap the Kb for and they NEVER come up for sale and the only other bit in question is the amplification. Due solely to the fact that the Monarchy is so good, I wondered if there was any value in trying a few Class A bits. The Monarchy is quite sublime and I'm not looking at selling it.

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    I'm glad to have removed temptation, Edward.

    Expect a full report on its performance here. Who knows how it will perform!!!
    Quote Originally Posted by Edwardlon View Post
    Thanks very much Oli for buying this amp. When I saw you posting about them earlier (in the eBay thread) I was sorely tempted to grab it. Their reputation precedes them.

    Thankfully I now don't have to keep thinking about getting them. Until that is when you want to move them on.

    An audioholic can never have too many amps you know.
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    I'd be surprised if you find an amp that sounds better overall than the SM-70 mate. You'll find different and also more powerful, but what it does, it does nigh on to perfection.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    I'd be surprised if you find an amp that sounds better overall than the SM-70 mate. You'll find different and also more powerful, but what it does, it does nigh on to perfection.
    It was one amp I always wanted to try. Think it would have been perfect. They come up on eBay from time to time so you might get its twin Oli
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    I have an ebay watch on Monarchy Audio products and there's not been an SM-70 for a long time. Even SM-70 Pro's are getting scarce. As are the DAC's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    It was one amp I always wanted to try. Think it would have been perfect. They come up on eBay from time to time so you might get its twin Oli
    It's certainly a keeper mate. I would dearly love another to run in bridged mode.

    I've not seen one advertised, ever. Only Geoff's when it came up. Saying that I wasnt on the lookout but think I'd have noticed.



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    Love that heatsink arrangement.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sq225917 View Post
    Love that heatsink arrangement.
    Pretty cool isn't it.

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    Oliver's on the never ending Mobius strip of the search for hifi nirvana!

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    Quote Originally Posted by smangus View Post
    Oliver's on the never ending Mobius strip of the search for hifi nirvana!


    I'm not mate, not even close. Seriously, I have bought this because it piqued my interest at the Penkridge bakeoff. I was uming and ahring about that Krell then outbid nowhere, this popped up. At a 1/3rd of the krells price I thought, I'll give it a go.

    Doesn't anyone else see something and wonder what it would sound like in their system?



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