alper_yilmaz
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Hi,
Yesterday morning, a thick smoke came out of my SE34I.2+ which I use in my bedroom system for late-night listening fed by a Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100 and driving a pair of Rega RS-1 (8 ohms and 89-90 dB @1m1w). Temporarily I replaced the amp with my TABOO mkIII and two things were striking:
- TABOO had a much better sound stage, detail and separation (with the lucid modes off). Sound-wise, I definitely preferred the TABOO to the SE34I.2+.
- TABOO had significantly less volume than the SE34I.2+. I liked this as well, since I cannot go on the SE34I.2+ above 8:30-9:00 when the digital source is at its max volume-wise. With the TABOO, I can easily turn the volume above 12:00 and the amp pushes a great sound at the volume level, much more detailed, more even at different frequencies and much better bass.
Anyway, given my affinity for the SV83 output tubes (over the EL34s), I ordered an SE84UFO to replace the SE34I.2+, assuming the sound quality would be more similar to the TABOO despite the triode/pentode difference between the two designs.
My question is where the SE84UFO would sit volume-wise in comparison to the TABOO and the SE34I.2+. I know it is very difficult to come with a straight-forward answer, as the TABOO is spec'd to give 4.8 watts into 8 ohms, whereas the SE34I.2+ is closer to 6 watts per channel and I think I had the 16-ohm output transformers...
Thanks already for the comments...
Best,
Alper
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