compare with aleph j and f5 amplifier

[Zen Mod]

so , I probably couldn't hear a difference ........ at least with speakers I'm using

 

[2 picoDumbs]

he's Sissy

or Pooftah

or whatever

Bloody pooftah.

 

[plasnu]

Thanks, that's good feedback! I've also been tossing around the idea of F6, if for no other reason than intrigue of the transformer. Any thoughts on Aleph vs F6?

I have no experience with F6 or the other PP amps. I'm a stubborn SE aficionado and I'm afraid to try FW PP amps that might change my whole audiophilosophy.

 

[codyt]

For what it’s worth, I ended up building an Aleph J. Love it!

 

[TungstenAudio]

I built my Aleph J a few months ago, and love listening to it. I gave it a dual-mono PSU, using Antek AS-3220 transformers and Prasi's CRCRC boards with LVB2650 bridge rectifiers. It's biased at 1.8 Amps per rail, about +/– 25V. Really wonderful amp that seems to keep revealing new things about some of my favorite recordings.
My F6 is still somewhat a work in progress, but I'm just doing some final tweaks and letting the amp settle in. It's also dual-mono, but with AS-3222 transformers and a pair of SLB power supplies using the LT4320 ideal rectifiers and a CFP based ripple eater. Bias is currently running at 1.64 Amps at +/– 26.4V. There are some other significant modifications, including FQH44N10 Mosfets, and a diamond input stage inspired by the M2x Austin. It also sounds wonderful, and is in some ways more revealing of instrumental textures than my Aleph J. I am working to improve the foundational solidity of the F6 bass performance, as the Aleph J has.

So both amplifiers excel in slightly different ways, which will certainly depend on your ears and the rest of your system. The Aleph J is probably the easiest to build as stock. I'm cheating quite a bit with the F6...