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RE: New Cayin A-50T (different pics)

Posted by thetubeguy1954 (A) on October 13, 2013 at 16:33:59

In Reply to: New Cayin A-50T (pics) posted by mbnx01 on October 11, 2013 at 13:58:23:

What did your integrated cost? The Chinese amps are getting better quality wise ---{ I use an Audio-gd Reference 7.1 DAC in my system and the build-quality is at a level that I'd expect from Levinson / Krell / Wadia, but for a lot more money than I spent }--- and the Chinese are dropping their price at the same time their quality is increasing. The Chinese are getting hard to beat for the quality of audio component they're offering for the dollars you'll have to spend!

A good example is this Yaqin integrated. I know this amp isn't representing one of Yaqin's inexpensive integrated amps. However at ONLY $1,634.00 USD, it's definitely one integrated that represents just how much audio component Yaqin is providing to the consumer for such a relatively small expenditure of their money!!! How much tube amp can one purchase from Cary, Mac, Audio Research CJ etc. for $1,634.00 USD? Now really check out this Yaqin MS-650B 845...

Heck if my Mastersound Reference 845 dies, I will seriously consider purchasing one of these 845-based, integrated amps!

mbnx01 you enjoy your new Cayin A-50T amp and please keep us all updated as to how it sounds as it breaks in. I know some here will tell you amps don't break-in, but trust me those small 9-pin tubes will sound better after 50-100 hrs usage. The larger tubes will take about 100 hrs or so.
Believe it or not the amp will continue to sound better as all those caps, resistors, inductors etc. underneath break-in.

However it's those darn trannies that such take a loonnngggg time to really break-in! I read somewhere that a tranny breaks-in about 75% in the first 5 years! Yes that's years. I wish I could remember where I read the article, but I cannot. I do remember that it continued on and stated the main reason older tubed Macs, Eicos, Fischer, Scott, Harmon Kardon etc. all sound so darn good is because after all their years of usage. The last 25% of their trannies are close to having been completely broken-in!?!?!? Whether that's true or not I cannot say. However I know many people cherish those older trannies. So there must be a reason why, no?

Before I finish this post I want to tell you to ask for suggestions about tube rolling, but in the end make up your own darn mind as to what sounds the best to you. Once again I want to wish you years of enjoyment with your new treasure.
Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)

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