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Silly good tube amp *update*......

After exactly one week of enjoying the hell out of the S-5 amp kit, I decided to have the tubes deep-cryo treated, as the results on all my other tubes have been excellent. Then, I said...."what the hell", and took the whole amp to my cryo vendor. Yep....the whole thing, transformers, tubes, and all. I'll pick it up on Monday, and report the results.

I still can't believe how good this amp is. It's very even tonally across the spectrum, and extremely musical (and I don't mean euphonic). It's open, spacious, and offers a well-laid out soundstage with good depth. If I were to pick a nit, it doesn't reproduce the "bottom" of some percussive information, such as on snare and plucked bass, but then I'm comparing it with $6800 worth of EAR gear. But I'll find out if that improves with the deep-cryo, as my experiences have shown that more of the musical fabric is displayed after cryogenic treatment.


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Topic - Silly good tube amp *update*...... - alan m. kafton 16:35:22 03/7/03 (11)


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