What a beauty...line magnetic LM 219ia

[newlash09]

Looks lovely. As manly a amp as I have seen. 24 W per channel SET amp. 55 kgs of metal

 

[insider9]

I've read somewhere that one of the owners nicknamed if Hernia

 

[Al ears]

I've read somewhere that one of the owners nicknamed if Hernia

"You're going to need a bigger rack....."

 

[newlash09]

Those tubes are supposed to reach 3900 fareinheit during operation. And due to direct heating of the tubes, they consume 1000V dc per tube

 

[Al ears]

Those tubes are supposed to reach 3900 fareinheit during operation. And due to direct heating of the tubes, they consume 1000V dc per tube

Brilliant! Central heating, toaster and amp all in one. ;-)

Must have some cunning cooling because glass melts at around 2600 F.

 

[newlash09]

Those tubes are supposed to reach 3900 fareinheit during operation. And due to direct heating of the tubes, they consume 1000V dc per tube

Brilliant! Central heating, toaster and amp all in one.  ;-)

Must have some cunning cooling because glass melts at around 2600 F.

Must be a mistype in the review I just perused then

But will still do the all in one job if required

 

[insider9]

Would love it for a kitchen system. Do you reckon it could also warm milk for lattes? *lol*

 

[Al ears]

Would love it for a kitchen system. Do you reckon it could also warm milk for lattes? *lol*

Warm? It would probably boil in a flash ;-)

 

[andyjm]

Those tubes are supposed to reach 3900 fareinheit during operation. And due to direct heating of the tubes, they consume 1000V dc per tube

Brilliant! Central heating, toaster and amp all in one. ;-)

Must have some cunning cooling because glass melts at around 2600 F.

While we are being picky, nothing 'consumes' voltage. The measure of power is watts - which is volts x amps.

These amps are dreadfully inefficient. All the problems of class A, plus the need to have a red hot filament in the valve.

Impressive, in the same way a steam locomotive is impressive. Give me a transistor any day.

 

[newlash09]

Those tubes are supposed to reach 3900 fareinheit during operation. And due to direct heating of the tubes, they consume 1000V dc per tube

Brilliant! Central heating, toaster and amp all in one.  ;-)

Must have some cunning cooling because glass melts at around 2600 F.

While we are being picky, nothing 'consumes' voltage.  The measure of power is watts - which is volts x amps.

These amps are dreadfully inefficient.  All the problems of class A, plus the need to have a red hot filament in the valve.

Impressive, in the same way a steam locomotive is impressive.  Give me a transistor any day.

They are all gaga over the tube sound. I had heard a high end system with a ayon tube preamp and SS power amp feeding the B&W 800 series diamond floor standers. The smoothness in the treble was the best I've heard. And female vocals were the ' singer in the room' experience. I thought it was because of the tubes. Do you think it was because of the speakers. And does a pure solid state A class amp, resemble the tube sound. Thanks

 

[Infiniteloop]

Those tubes are supposed to reach 3900 fareinheit during operation. And due to direct heating of the tubes, they consume 1000V dc per tube

Brilliant! Central heating, toaster and amp all in one. ;-)

Must have some cunning cooling because glass melts at around 2600 F.

While we are being picky, nothing 'consumes' voltage. The measure of power is watts - which is volts x amps.

These amps are dreadfully inefficient. All the problems of class A, plus the need to have a red hot filament in the valve.

Impressive, in the same way a steam locomotive is impressive. Give me a transistor any day.

They are all gaga over the tube sound. I had heard a high end system with a ayon tube preamp and SS power amp feeding the B&W 800 series diamond floor standers. The smoothness in the treble was the best I've heard. And female vocals were the ' singer in the room' experience. I thought it was because of the tubes. Do you think it was because of the speakers. And does a pure solid state A class amp, resemble the tube sound. Thanks

To my ears, Tubes sound different to Transistors, even when in class A circuit. Tubes seem to have an uncanny ability to sound holographic and more realistic than most SS Amps can manage. The speakers are merely telling it as it is.

 

[newlash09]

Those tubes are supposed to reach 3900 fareinheit during operation. And due to direct heating of the tubes, they consume 1000V dc per tube

Brilliant! Central heating, toaster and amp all in one.  ;-)

Must have some cunning cooling because glass melts at around 2600 F.

While we are being picky, nothing 'consumes' voltage.  The measure of power is watts - which is volts x amps.

These amps are dreadfully inefficient.  All the problems of class A, plus the need to have a red hot filament in the valve.

Impressive, in the same way a steam locomotive is impressive.  Give me a transistor any day.

They are all gaga over the tube sound. I had heard a high end system with a ayon tube preamp and SS power amp feeding the B&W 800 series diamond floor standers. The smoothness in the treble was the best I've heard. And female vocals were the ' singer in the room' experience. I thought it was because of the tubes. Do you think it was because of the speakers. And does a pure solid state A class amp, resemble the tube sound. Thanks

To my ears, Tubes sound different to Transistors, even when in class A circuit. Tubes seem to have an uncanny ability to sound holographic and more realistic than most SS Amps can manage. The speakers are merely telling it as it is.

That is what I experienced when I heard my friends system. Though it was just a tube preamp. The female vocals were there in the room. I guess iam now hooked to the tube sound

 

[Infiniteloop]

Those tubes are supposed to reach 3900 fareinheit during operation. And due to direct heating of the tubes, they consume 1000V dc per tube

Brilliant! Central heating, toaster and amp all in one. ;-)

Must have some cunning cooling because glass melts at around 2600 F.

While we are being picky, nothing 'consumes' voltage. The measure of power is watts - which is volts x amps.

These amps are dreadfully inefficient. All the problems of class A, plus the need to have a red hot filament in the valve.

Impressive, in the same way a steam locomotive is impressive. Give me a transistor any day.

They are all gaga over the tube sound. I had heard a high end system with a ayon tube preamp and SS power amp feeding the B&W 800 series diamond floor standers. The smoothness in the treble was the best I've heard. And female vocals were the ' singer in the room' experience. I thought it was because of the tubes. Do you think it was because of the speakers. And does a pure solid state A class amp, resemble the tube sound. Thanks

To my ears, Tubes sound different to Transistors, even when in class A circuit. Tubes seem to have an uncanny ability to sound holographic and more realistic than most SS Amps can manage. The speakers are merely telling it as it is.

That is what I experienced when I heard my friends system. Though it was just a tube preamp. The female vocals were there in the room. I guess iam now hooked to the tube sound

I’m at the Sound and Vision show in Bristol. Just heard PMC’s being driven by a Cary integrated Valve Amp. Definitely one of the best sounds here.

 

[newlash09]

Those tubes are supposed to reach 3900 fareinheit during operation. And due to direct heating of the tubes, they consume 1000V dc per tube

Brilliant! Central heating, toaster and amp all in one.  ;-)

Must have some cunning cooling because glass melts at around 2600 F.

While we are being picky, nothing 'consumes' voltage.  The measure of power is watts - which is volts x amps.

These amps are dreadfully inefficient.  All the problems of class A, plus the need to have a red hot filament in the valve.

Impressive, in the same way a steam locomotive is impressive.  Give me a transistor any day.

They are all gaga over the tube sound. I had heard a high end system with a ayon tube preamp and SS power amp feeding the B&W 800 series diamond floor standers. The smoothness in the treble was the best I've heard. And female vocals were the ' singer in the room' experience. I thought it was because of the tubes. Do you think it was because of the speakers. And does a pure solid state A class amp, resemble the tube sound. Thanks

To my ears, Tubes sound different to Transistors, even when in class A circuit. Tubes seem to have an uncanny ability to sound holographic and more realistic than most SS Amps can manage. The speakers are merely telling it as it is.

That is what I experienced when I heard my friends system. Though it was just a tube preamp. The female vocals were there in the room. I guess iam now hooked to the tube sound

I’m at the Sound and Vision show in Bristol. Just heard PMC’s being driven by a Cary integrated Valve Amp. Definitely one of the best sounds here. 

Really glad to know the combination is working out well

As and when I plan to go the tri amping route, I plan to try a tube amp for the middle and highs atleast.

 

[Infiniteloop]

Those tubes are supposed to reach 3900 fareinheit during operation. And due to direct heating of the tubes, they consume 1000V dc per tube

Brilliant! Central heating, toaster and amp all in one. ;-)

Must have some cunning cooling because glass melts at around 2600 F.

While we are being picky, nothing 'consumes' voltage. The measure of power is watts - which is volts x amps.

These amps are dreadfully inefficient. All the problems of class A, plus the need to have a red hot filament in the valve.

Impressive, in the same way a steam locomotive is impressive. Give me a transistor any day.

They are all gaga over the tube sound. I had heard a high end system with a ayon tube preamp and SS power amp feeding the B&W 800 series diamond floor standers. The smoothness in the treble was the best I've heard. And female vocals were the ' singer in the room' experience. I thought it was because of the tubes. Do you think it was because of the speakers. And does a pure solid state A class amp, resemble the tube sound. Thanks

To my ears, Tubes sound different to Transistors, even when in class A circuit. Tubes seem to have an uncanny ability to sound holographic and more realistic than most SS Amps can manage. The speakers are merely telling it as it is.

That is what I experienced when I heard my friends system. Though it was just a tube preamp. The female vocals were there in the room. I guess iam now hooked to the tube sound

I’m at the Sound and Vision show in Bristol. Just heard PMC’s being driven by a Cary integrated Valve Amp. Definitely one of the best sounds here.

Really glad to know the combination is working out well

As and when I plan to go the tri amping route, I plan to try a tube amp for the middle and highs atleast.

I wouldn’t bother making things so complicated. A single integrated will make them sing.

 

[newlash09]

Probably it will...but it wouldn't give many options to tweak the system, whenever Iam bored.

I just saw the Cary website describing their demonstration kit at Bristol. There was one tube integrated called the Cary sli100 and one normal integrated with tube pre amp stage called the si 300.2 d. The latter looks like a normal hifi amplifier with two displays. Which was the one you heard playing. Thanks