First venture into valves tomorrow!
Oh well had to do it, always had the inkling to try valves so tomorrow all being well i will have a brand new demo amp coming to Henley towers, the amp in mention is the Eastern Electric M88, its quite a new amp and there is not much information on the net about it, for those interested a quick google will reveal a few links. I shall be comparing it to the Luxman, aint got a clue what to expect to be honest and if I don't like it, then off it goes back and the hunt will continue I guess.
The valves are 4 x KT 88, 4 x 12AU7, 2 x 12AX7
For info here are the specs for the amp
Power output: 40W RMS (8ohm)
Frequency response: 20Hz-50KHz（±1dB）
THD: 1%（1W 1KHz）
Input sensitivity: 390mV
Input impedance: 100K
Output impedance: 4, 8 and 16ohm
Signal to noise: 87dB
Power consumption: 250W
Dimension(W×L×H):430mm×415 mm×200 mm
Weight：23KG
Some features highlight :
- True balance XLR input- Output tubes bias adjustable with meter- Full function remote control- Pre-in- Phase in out switching
The valves are 4 x KT 88, 4 x 12AU7, 2 x 12AX7
Comments
i tried the yarland ariand fv34b recently , it was stunning through the mid and treble but it just refused to do bass, most valve amps need a very benign load ( opposite to trany amps valve amp output drops as the load increases)
i wish it had a bit more oomph low down as the lack of cross over distortion was a real eye opener and it could hang vocals and instruments that work in the upper registers in the air with stunning realism, if all i listened to was solo violin music it would have been the last amp i would have bought, luckily though i recently got an old inca tech claymore(bliss), only took 10 years to track a good one down!!
please let us know how the EE works for you,
best regards,
matt
look forward to your thoughts on it.
all the best,
matt
I have visions of him sitting there transfixed by the valve sound. Looking forward to your thoughts Lee. I went to a valve amp open day last weekend at a local dealer...very illuminating :-" it was let me tell you.
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Sounds like the M88 might be the amp for you. I'm busy for the next couple of weekends but would like to take you up on your offer of a listen if you still have it/have bought it by then.
Yes, the open day was at Audio Affair. They had a range of Icon Audio and Shanling amps on demo. Then I listened to £13k worth of Pure Sound pre/power amps :O and my jaw hit the floor. Deeply impressive kit.
There's a new EE Avant valve preamp which has recently been releases. I'm tempted to get hold of one to demo against my current Audio Note M1. Really enjoying having valves in my system....the Audio Note works beautifully with my speakers.
James