![]() ![]() I'd far sooner blind buy an El84 to an E元4. I have liked every EL84 amp I have tried from every maker I have tried. So if I am going to buy blind a kit - IME the EL84 is tough to screw up. Me - I greatly prefer the EL84 tubes to any KT. Otherwise, you probably have to have a lot of experience with tube amplifiers to be able to make a good guess if you will like something or not. If you like Audio Note you will probably like the kits. With Audio Note you can audition Audio Note manufacturer's products - the kits will be similar to that sound. But of course, this is largely hearsay because most people can't audition both side by side.Ĭlick to expand.Well, that's the problem with kits is that you can't really audition the stuff before you buy it. Labour in the UK is VERY expensive so a $2,000 kit is likely going to have better parts than a $3,000 manufacturer's product. I know people who prefer the sound of the kits to some of the comparable AN offerings probably because the Kit can offer superior parts quality at a lower cost. The Kit had much better transformers which meant it actually had some bass and greater frequency response.Īnd they also build the kits for you for a relatively small fee so that is also an option. Considering the a AN Meishu now runs something like $11,000-$25,000 in various forms and the old Kit One when I compared it directly against a Cary 300B and the Kit One annihilated it. Still, the Kit One 300B has to be one of the best deals in 300B SETs going. Rubycon(of Blackgate fame), Nichicon and Elna electrolyticsĮvery time I go to that site I start thinking about getting something but I already have too much stuff.transformers made in Canada at their plant.Blue ALPS Velvet pot - the same one in the top of the line Prima Luna amps ($5k and my $7,500 Line Magnetic 219IA).Mundorf Silver Gold Oil Film capacitors.Looking it over you seem to get a helluva lot for the money. The ANKits L1 EL84 is around 15 watts per channel and according to their website is $1,100 and has free shipping in the US. But of course, this is largely hearsay because most people can't audition both side by side. ![]() ![]() It is also a great investment as it can later be upgraded to the DAC 4.1.Click to expand.And they also build the kits for you for a relatively small fee so that is also an option. Even though the Dac 2.1 is our entry priced DAC it hits well above it’s price point and is a true audiophile DAC in it’s own right. Sound reproduction with no digital artifacts and smooth as velvet output is realised in the DAC 2.1. To complete the pure digital to analog design of the DAC 2.1 the digital board has no analog filtering (analog filtering has been totally removed). The DAC has the M2 tube rectified and regulated power supply for ultimate smoothness. The DAC 2.1 boasts numerous features and supports up to 24/96khz sampling and data widths. Support for standard 75 ohm RCA (SPDIF) and 110 ohm AES/EBU.6922 Driver Board with Takman Film Resistors or AudioNote Tantalum Resistors(Signature version), Elna Cerafine Capacitors and Audio Note Tin Foil Bypass Caps.M2 Power Supply uses high quality Rub圜on Electrolytics and Mundorf MLytic Electrolytic Capacitors.Pre-assembled Digital DAC board with Toroidal Input Transformers and Elna Cerafine capacitors. ![]()
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