"Andy Evans" wrote in message
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And yes Keith, a few valve amps can indeed pass this fundamental test of
fidelity - but they're very expensive.
Think C-J Premier Eight and ARC VT-100 etc.

Don't lead Keith up the garden path here - the CJs are a Mullard circuit
dating
from a few centuries before Christ, with second rate choices of valves
(the
usual suspects like ECC**, EL34s, 6550s etc) and the ARC is no better, and
doesn't even have the luxury of the CJs polystyrene caps. For serious
valve
sound start somewhere around Lamm ML1 and the Nagra PP 845 amp and then
start
getting better. I used to have a Prem, by the way.

=== Andy Evans ===
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I agree, the VT-100 also has had several revisions since it came out. The
Prem had several different versions I believe with different power valves
(the Xcess was one if I remember right). How did you get on with the Prem
Andy?


Mike