Heather, here's a great little amp.
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hjames
Not sure if this is the right forum - but here goes ...
I have those 3 way speakers - They started life as L200 cabinets and I loaded them -
first with Giskard's 3133 equiv crossover design,
a 2234 woofer, the 2105 slot supertweeter, and the 2445J mid driver on the walnut smith horn.
I'm not sure how to figure what the efficiency of this combination would be,
or if I could drive it to any reasonable level with a lower power tube design ...
http://www.audioheritage.org/vbullet...1&d=1322082415
Kindly ignore the the other speakers - I'll be selling off the Maggies and the Dahlquist ...
Ideas, thoughts, comments?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dynaco-ST-35...item2c611a6928
I know you want to keep the price down, but.....
These MK VI's are the most powerful tube amps Dynaco made. It's rare to see them offered for sale. Very few are out there. Bass would not be an issue with these.http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dynaco-MK-VI...item2a167643d5
One other thing to consider.
If you are running a power amp vs. integrated amp, you could get a Dynaco PAS3 tube preamp. That would also improve your sound in a tube-like way. The 12ax7 preamp tube is very sweet and they smooth out the SS amp while keeping the wattage. You can find them for $300 or less. I have done this with my Model 19's and the Dynaco ST400. The sound is superb.
If you want to consider a comparable Dynaco to the Jolida 102B...
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Originally Posted by
hjames
Okay - thought I had said this earlier, but here goes.
Current system in that room is as follows:
Carver Model 6250 Receiver (roughly 150w/ch)
Harman Kardon FL8380 Changer (CD and HDCD)
Apple Airport Express for Airtunes from my macPro
JBL L-200 cabinet custom 3ways w/3133 equiv crossover
drivers - 2234woof/2445 Mids on walnut horn, 2405 slot.
The speakers are fairly efficient - so it doesn't need much power -
the Carver is almost overkill, just like the Yamaha CR-2040 I had before ...
As Steve Vollmer said - its a good sounding room -
It's the SCA-35. It usually sells for less than the ST-35. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dynaco-SCA-3...item2c615adc4c
It's not the destination, it's the journey.
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hjames
Well, once all the stuffiness is out of my ears and head I'm hoping it will be more obvious ...
So yours is -B but yours has the little cage around the tubes and uses the 6J1 tubes like mine does ...
so it will take the optional 6AK5W (like Patel put in the one I bought) ...
I found a pair of RCA 6SN7GTAs in of my old tube "junk box" & had them ready to go,
but when mine got here I found those are for the MK II units
(didn't know there was a difference before I saw it).
But I'm still thinking about buying that loaner JoLida I had on the system -
it did sound very nice ...
Heather, this thread is a testament to that saying.A couple of things to consider. The quality of the iron(power/output trannies) and the tubes. Dynacos were considered excellent.Certain tubes sound best in certain amps. Dynaco went almost exclusively with Mullard during their early to mid lifetime and buyers pay a bit more for those amps installed with original working Mullards. Mullard made a 12ax7,12au7,EL34,EL84.KT66/88 and many others. Even within the Mullard family there were different constructions of tubes such as short and long plates, round and square getters, codes like mC1's, F91/92's,K61's, XF1/2/3/4 etc. Those made at the Blackburn, England plant are coveted.Telefunken has it's smooth and ribbed plates. U.S. tubes like TungSol, RCA and GE all had high quality tubes in certain 'make/models' that are highly sought after as well.All had a unique sound signature that makes tube 'rolling' a common audio activity. There is a different world out there concerning this hobby. I buy and sell tubes to people all over the world who are looking for a certain sound. Enjoy the trip.
That turkey done cooking yet?
Looks sweet Heather, is that a headphone jack I see on the unit? Ooh that could be a lot of fun. :)