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JHY-Hytron tube upgrade available for A1

ryan — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:04:19 +0000

Due to extremely high demand, we have used up all our Tung-sol tube stock. We now offer another tube upgrade option for our customers, a beautiful pair of matched 1950’s JHY-Hytron 6AK5 military grade tube, which will offer excellent sound quality, as good as Tung-sol tube if not better.

For people who want Tung-sol tube, we only have one unit in stock right now, so place your order now before it’s gone.

Tube Magic A1 Hybrid Amplifier is almost ready for pre-order

ryan — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:52:11 +0000

From left to right: main power switch, volume control knob, audio input select knob, line-in socket, headphone amplifier socket

From left to right: analog audio input, tube pre-amp output, right speaker connector, left speaker connector, power voltage switch, power cord socket

Two matched 1950’s Tung-Sol military grade tube installed in the A1

A bit more information about our up-coming hybrid amplifier

ryan — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:38:12 +0000

The amplifier will have approx 30watt per channel power. It can drive most low to medium impedance bookshelf speaker nicely. It is superb for using on your desktop, in a small to medium size listening environment, together with the D1 DAC, you will be surprised how powerful this small mini amplifier is.

We don’t use cheap Class-D chip in this amplifier. It is an “old school” Class A/B integrated amplifier when we use two tubes as preamp stage. It is fast, yet has the distinct smooth/warm tube flavor.

The headphone output is pure tube driven. You will have two choice — a pair of matched Chinese made 6J1 NOS tube or the western equivalent — a pair of matched Military grade 6AK5/5654 tube. We have acquired a large quantity of 1950 era Tung-Sol 6AK5/5654 tube directly from an US military base. Based on my testing, the headphone amp output on this amplifier along, is as good or better than a lot dedicated headphone amp on the market.