Originally Posted by Ali Tait
I figured it might be something like that Ali. Mind you, there are some monster prices for 300B's.
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Ali, Doesn’t the best deserve the BEST how about Shuguang 300B-T Tubes (Black Tulip) only Ł282 matched pair. Lol.
It would look very sexy on or off!!
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Lol maybe, but would get a bit pricey buying eight!
From reading the Transcendent forum JJ’s seem to be the best choice. Can’t use mesh plates.
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Aye you’re not wrong.
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
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At least mesh plates are banned from Pinnacle so that's some cash saved! It should be possible to do a deal on 8 JJs. If I go ahead too maybe it could be 16JJs to entice a good deal.
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Sounds like a plan Clive, PM if you have a good source.
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Over the years I have been intrigued by OTL designs, but being uneducated I felt that electronic failures could result in more easy damage to speakers ( no transformers to act as a cushion). Have I got this wrong?
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In this case yes. The Mini Beast I’m using at the moment has caps on the output that will prevent DC reaching the speakers, and each channel is fused in case of a short in a valve. I’ve hunted the Transcendent forum and can’t find a single instance of speaker damage caused by amp failure, and Bruce has been selling these types of amps for many years.
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
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Sounds good Ali
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Power amps -- Welborne 45 SET monoblocks 1.8W / Decware Taboo 6W / Elekit 300B TU-8600SVK plus further improved components 9W / ICE Power 1000W
Speakers
Highly modified Endorphin P17 open baffle speakers containing both vintage and modern alnico drivers and paper cones. All silver wired - 8" Cube Audio FC8 full range drivers and vintage 15" Altec VOTT 416 bass drivers. All sat on Townsend Audio Podium seismic isolation platforms.
BK Electronics XLS400FF Sub.
Cabling
Silver mains cables, interconnects and speaker cables by SW1X
Headphones
HRT HeadStreamer and SennHeiser HD650 headphones
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Yes, seem very reliable to me, I’ve been using my Mini Beast for a couple of years or more, for the last year it’s used several hours a day as I run the telly through it as well. It’s never put a foot wrong apart from once blowing it’s mains fuse due to my mains running at over 250v(!). Switch on surge I guess. Replaced the fuse with a slightly higher value and it’s been fine since.
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
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