MA XDSE KT88 vs YAQIN MC-100B KT88

esangenisd · 22nd May 2010, 01:48 AM

Hi, i can't really choose between MA XDSE KT88 vs YAQIN MC-100B KT88, i am a tubes newbie.My Speakers are b&w 685 88dB. Please help me choose

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Thanx

xlinuxer · 23rd May 2010, 01:51 AM

sorry!!! i do not know how to choose...............
but i like KT88!

sacpul · 23rd May 2010, 11:26 AM

I suggest to by a valve preamp with bass and treble controls "Xiang Sheng 728A" like what I have. The sound quality will improve and also the wattage output will improve also too.

As i ckecked from ebay both of them have the same output frequency response and the same rms watts output.

If it is possible you use the same speaker and listen to them both with the same cd player or something else and use the same music.

If the quality output is the same then choose the one that it is more beautiful from your eyes.

Globulator · 11:51 AM

Study has suggested that the Yaqin has a higher build quality with real components, the MA components may need replacing on arrival.

If it were me I'd go for the FU50 push-pull amp D2020, and replace the coupling caps on arrival.

I just prefer the FU50/GU50 tubes - that's all

ETA: Plus you get rectifier tubes and optional point to point wiring. They also do a KT88 version IIRC.

22nd May 2010, 01:48 AM	#1
esangenisd diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2009	MA XDSE KT88 vs YAQIN MC-100B KT88 Hi, i can't really choose between MA XDSE KT88 vs YAQIN MC-100B KT88, i am a tubes newbie.My Speakers are b&w 685 88dB. Please help me choose . Thanx

23rd May 2010, 11:38 AM	#4
Globulator diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cambridge, England.	Study has suggested that the Yaqin has a higher build quality with real components, the MA components may need replacing on arrival. If it were me I'd go for the FU50 push-pull amp D2020, and replace the coupling caps on arrival. I just prefer the FU50/GU50 tubes - that's all ETA: Plus you get rectifier tubes and optional point to point wiring. They also do a KT88 version IIRC. Last edited by Globulator; 23rd May 2010 at 11:51 AM.

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23rd May 2010, 01:51 AM	#2
xlinuxer diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: China	sorry!!! i do not know how to choose............... but i like KT88!

23rd May 2010, 11:26 AM	#3
sacpul diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2009	I suggest to by a valve preamp with bass and treble controls "Xiang Sheng 728A" like what I have. The sound quality will improve and also the wattage output will improve also too. As i ckecked from ebay both of them have the same output frequency response and the same rms watts output. If it is possible you use the same speaker and listen to them both with the same cd player or something else and use the same music. If the quality output is the same then choose the one that it is more beautiful from your eyes.