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Keith G wrote:
But surely the most famous of all 'they all sound alike' tests was
between the Quad II valve, 303 and 405 SS amps? Which certainly won't
sound like an SET. And I'd guess the Krell would fit in with the Quads
on that test - which involved running those amps within spec.

Plowie, you will no doubt be *delighted* to know that when Serge came
over on Wednesday to hear my SETs he thought they were crap!

Not delighted and not surprised. Some of us were building SETs when there
was no option... ;-) And of course were delighted with the sound. Even
although Dansette used SETs...

In the early '60s, living in a bedsit, I had a mono valve Jason FM tuner
feeding a Mullard 3/3 feeding a Goodmans Maxim. And at the low listening
levels it could only produce sounded marvellous. Used to love listening to
those R2 BBC Radio Orchestra sessions which sounded so much cleaner than
any record.

(I say this only so he feels free to make whatever comments he might
like to without fear of offending me! :-)

Anyway, gone now - I got a skip in yesterday and the whole lot is on its
way to the tip, ****ty firewood horns an' all...!!

You're missing the point. If home made gear gives you pleasure to listen
to, why not?

However, you could also try building other types of speakers. With perhaps
different types of amps feeding the various drivers using front end
crossovers. An SET driving the mid range to give you the sound you want,
and something more sensible for the bass and HF. ;-)

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*I took an IQ test and the results were negative.

Dave Plowman London SW
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