This amp has been a great purchase. My stereo sounds better than it ever has. I probably have 250 plus hours on it and would welcome some suggestions for tube swaps. Not that it needs anything, but I would like to hear some differences.
This amp has been a great purchase. My stereo sounds better than it ever has. I probably have 250 plus hours on it and would welcome some suggestions for tube swaps. Not that it needs anything, but I would like to hear some differences.
Do you still have the information I sent you about what size tubes and matching numbers? IF so, I would look for those and if possible just tube roll to get the sound you like. Not every brand of tubes makes the same numbers. I don't like my amp to be really warm sounding, so I stick with Tungsram and Valvo and a few others...and I don't want a sound that's really SS sounding so there are certain tubes I stay away from. You may be different, but you wont know unless you try. I suggest you send Oscar an PM and ask him about tubes.
GP Hill, I'm thinking of picking up a Vincent sv 237 are you still enjoying yours? Have you made any changes?
That amp needs a lot of hours to run in before it comes into its own. I purchased a new Vincent power amp about 4 years ago and out the box it sounded great, then the sound would change for the worse them back to great then worse again until it stopped changing and it was great. So give it time.I took in one of the last weekends a sv 237 from my local dealer, I have musical fidelity pair to cabasse murano speakers, and the vincent is much better matching to those speakers, two things bothering me. First the treble and bass equaliser, I wasn't able to listen to the amp without using those a equalizers with out them the music was lacking bass and to harsh, I was need to dial the bass to 1 o'clock and the treble to 10 o'clock, also the loudness function In low volume the loudness just destroy the sound, I have this option on my vintage sansui 7070 and it's works far nicer . The amp is still new I estimate that it work less the 100 hours and didn't yet finish the break in period, I wish that one of the senior owners of this amp can refer to that, is after the break in period the natural sound is getting better so you don't need to interfere with the tre&bass eqo, I know that this thing is individual but you must a gree with me that not loveing the natural sound of amp and using in permanent way the eqo is not a good sign, maybe it is just during the break in period and after it using those eqo possibilities will be less in use.
Just to be clear I was very impress from this amp and loved the music which came out of it.
Thx, do you think that the sv237 can easily drive my speakers cabass Murano nominal impedance 8 ohm, minimal impedance 3.4, sensitivity 87, power peak 1000WThat amp needs a lot of hours to run in before it comes into its own. I purchased a new Vincent power amp about 4 years ago and out the box it sounded great, then the sound would change for the worse them back to great then worse again until it stopped changing and it was great. So give it time.
Thx, do you think that the sv237 can easily drive my speakers cabass Murano nominal impedance 8 ohm, minimal impedance 3.4, sensitivity 87, power peak