Looking for a powerful tube integrated...?

[Nothingface]

Then this could be it...

https://www.hifinews.com/content/synthesis-metropolis-nyc-200i-integrated-amplifier

 

[It Cost How Much!?!]

Then this could be it...

https://www.hifinews.com/content/synthesis-metropolis-nyc-200i-integrated-amplifier

Dodgy reviewer IMHO.

 

[Nothingface]

Dodgy reviewer IMHO.

Most of them are...

 

[Southeastern]

I avoid most of his reviews, his writing style is barely understandable.

 

[newlash09]

Then this could be it...

[URL]https://www.hifinews.com/content/synthesis-metropolis-nyc-200i-integrated-amplifier[/URL]

May I know which speakers you are using please. I've used high powered tubes in the past like KT88 and KT120's. And atleast to my years they sounded more like the class A power amps I've previously had. So in summation, I would stick with class A, and get rid of the tube replacement and biasing ritual, if I needed lots of power. But how much will depend on your speakers and your room size sir.

 

[Jules_S]

Quite frankly for £21k I'd expect far more than dodgy manual bias adjusters that are difficult to set and won't stay as they should (according to the review anyway). No excuses for that sort of shonky quality on an amps at a tenth of the price, let alone that. There are other higher-powered valve amps that are easier to own and use

 

[Nothingface]

I was just posting to show its power not the review.

 

[pmcuk]

If I needed a high power amplifier it wouldn't be a tube one. It would be something like a Nelson Pass amp with a DHT input stage.

 

[Jules_S]

I was just posting to show its power not the review.

Fair enough, I get it. I shouldn't imagine the tube life is going to be terribly good, running them that "hot". My Primalunas were the opposite end of the scale, getting around 85W per channel from a quad of KT120s in ultralinear mode so not stressing them too much. I suppose if you're dropping that sort of money on an amp, an annual octet of output valves is likely to be pocket change

 

[hifinutt]

did you ever sell them jules ?

 

[Jules_S]

did you ever sell them jules ?

Don't want to derail this thread, but no not yet. Fancy them? I'll do you a deal....

 

[Psilonaught]

£21k for a pentode amp WTF!?

For that kind of money of be looking at atma-sphere ma2 amps or the big NAT amps, both over 150w and triode based.

 

[Colinjg]

Maybe off topic but Valve Pre with SS power can be a brilliant combination. Whether an integrated or separates. imho.

 

[hiesteem]

Vincent make some solid tube amps. Pre, power and integrated. The latest SV 737, looks good value 180 watts per channel into 8 ohms.