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New Mcintosh Tube/SS Hybrid Integrated Amp
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<blockquote data-quote="Den123" data-source="post: 813375" data-attributes="member: 13454"><p>Sorry. i don't buy this.</p><p>" <em>These transistors eliminate the typical amplifier warm-up time so that the MA252 is in peak operating condition from the moment it?s turned on</em>". To me that sounds like bull s*#t. Valves need time to warm up. If your "Valve Amp" switches on immediately, you aren't using the valves in the signal path. I know this brand is seriously expensive, but I'm not convinced. It is "only" a hybrid after all. It is most likely a Class AB transistor amp with a valve stuck somewhere in the small signal stage. I know! i own/built one that I listen to every day.</p><p>Not trying to be negative, but my Bull s*#t detector is going off! I don't think the monogrammed heat sinks will add much to the sound quality either. </p><p>So, the signal is fully digitized by a uP. That won't sit too well with many of our members who can hear the difference between a standard fuse in the 50Hz AC supply line and an expensive one. </p><p>I know, I'm being too negative. it is just that I work too hard for my money to be taken for a ride.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Den123, post: 813375, member: 13454"] Sorry. i don't buy this. " [i]These transistors eliminate the typical amplifier warm-up time so that the MA252 is in peak operating condition from the moment it?s turned on[/i]". To me that sounds like bull s*#t. Valves need time to warm up. If your "Valve Amp" switches on immediately, you aren't using the valves in the signal path. I know this brand is seriously expensive, but I'm not convinced. It is "only" a hybrid after all. It is most likely a Class AB transistor amp with a valve stuck somewhere in the small signal stage. I know! i own/built one that I listen to every day. Not trying to be negative, but my Bull s*#t detector is going off! I don't think the monogrammed heat sinks will add much to the sound quality either. So, the signal is fully digitized by a uP. That won't sit too well with many of our members who can hear the difference between a standard fuse in the 50Hz AC supply line and an expensive one. I know, I'm being too negative. it is just that I work too hard for my money to be taken for a ride. [/QUOTE]
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