Well right now i have it hooked up to terrible speakers and they are all i have so it is hard for me to tell what the low end sounds like. At low volume, I can have the bass turned up about 3/4 on the tone controls and it sounds great whether i'm listening to the Beach Boys or electronic music. If i want any real volume the bass knob has to be about 1/4 to keep the speakers from eating themselves.
The reason I'd like to know is because I plan on building some efficient 2-ways for it. It would help in my choice for a driver.
The reason I'd like to know is because I plan on building some efficient 2-ways for it. It would help in my choice for a driver.
Read and weep....
TC: Philip AG9016 EL95 integrated tube amp - www.tube-classics.de
...or get out you soldering iron and fix it
rgds,
/tri-comp
TC: Philip AG9016 EL95 integrated tube amp - www.tube-classics.de
...or get out you soldering iron and fix it
rgds,
/tri-comp
Weep or not.
The really important thing is if YOU're satisfied with the sound.
For years I collected CD's like so many others; I selected them out of interest for the performer and from the numbers I'd heard on radio or TV.
What I bought sounded pretty good on my Solid-State stereo and I didn't really need anything better.
THEN I decided to build a tube-amp, just for the fun of it and to buy a couple of B&W book-shelf style speakers. Not absolutely top-notch but I imagined better than what I had which were vintage Pioneer HPM-900 and HPM-500. Well, the B&W's didn't sound much better on my Solid-State stereo so I was looking forward to the tube-project being finished.
When I finally finished building the amp (2C34/RK34-Push-Pull, 12W RMS, Stereo) and hooked it up to the new speakers I was in for a big surprice; The CD's sounded awfull. Well, SOME of them did and others (Like Eagles - Hell freezes over and Big Fat Snake - One Night in Sin) sounded like nothing I'd heard at home before. The music sounded like I was there on the stage with the orchestra. Bright, rich treble, natural vocals and the firm and potent Bass to match (12Watt, remember! Not a lot, but enough) Now 2/3 of my CD's aren't getting played anymore. I instantly hear the noise (hiss), lack of dynamics and dull vocals and I don't want to spend another minute with the record.
I seriously doubt you'll be able to experience anything like this with the AG-9016. The ECC83/EL95 combination is OK but it needs better output-transformers imo. ...AND you need sensitive speakers to live with less than 2W.
rgds,
/tri-comp
The really important thing is if YOU're satisfied with the sound.
For years I collected CD's like so many others; I selected them out of interest for the performer and from the numbers I'd heard on radio or TV.
What I bought sounded pretty good on my Solid-State stereo and I didn't really need anything better.
THEN I decided to build a tube-amp, just for the fun of it and to buy a couple of B&W book-shelf style speakers. Not absolutely top-notch but I imagined better than what I had which were vintage Pioneer HPM-900 and HPM-500. Well, the B&W's didn't sound much better on my Solid-State stereo so I was looking forward to the tube-project being finished.
When I finally finished building the amp (2C34/RK34-Push-Pull, 12W RMS, Stereo) and hooked it up to the new speakers I was in for a big surprice; The CD's sounded awfull. Well, SOME of them did and others (Like Eagles - Hell freezes over and Big Fat Snake - One Night in Sin) sounded like nothing I'd heard at home before. The music sounded like I was there on the stage with the orchestra. Bright, rich treble, natural vocals and the firm and potent Bass to match (12Watt, remember! Not a lot, but enough) Now 2/3 of my CD's aren't getting played anymore. I instantly hear the noise (hiss), lack of dynamics and dull vocals and I don't want to spend another minute with the record.
I seriously doubt you'll be able to experience anything like this with the AG-9016. The ECC83/EL95 combination is OK but it needs better output-transformers imo. ...AND you need sensitive speakers to live with less than 2W.
rgds,
/tri-comp
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