It’s been mentioned far too much but it’s kind of taken for granted now. My Ultimate is preamp out to my integrated amp to drive my speakers. This way I can still use my headphones on Ultimate or listen through my speakers.

Comparing Super Ultimate with the above tubes and Eric's own parafeed 300b amp. Both sound good but the 300b is better with vocals naturally. The 300b amp has 6EA7 (6EM7) drivers, EH 300b and a chinese 5z4p indirect heated rectifier.

Telefunken c3gs, RCA 6L6 and Tesla EZ81. Everything sounds good in Ultimate is true but some are better. When I first heard 6L6 metal, I find it very transparent and solid state but it doesn't seem so in Ultimate. It's not very tubey though but tight. I like it that way.

:relaxed:

a head rolling thread.

I will show you a picture of Super Ultimate and the 300b amp side by side using the same chassis. :relaxed: It's a pair.

I would make that 120%. :relaxed: What is wrong with these? They are work of art. I have never seen anything so beautiful inside a tube amp.

That's the worst thing to say about Tomas's workmanship. My Odyssey is a work of art. Oblivion has been since 2019 and Odyssey since 2021. Both still working flawlessly. Both Oblivion and Odyssey shipped to me from Sweden to Sydney with no issues. Anything can happen in shipping. It happen...

For you I would still recommend the KT170 amp. There's just that much more treble clarity and tighter bass. Good tone colour too. Should drive your speakers well. If you need more power, there's the push pull in whatever tube configurations you want. 6L6GC, EL34, KT88, KT120, KT150 or even quad...

Make no mistake about it. Some on this thread is just plain disruptive. My task is easy. Just put them on ignore.

It's alright. Nick Ryan is on ignore. Why would I care about an ungrateful person.

Do what you will. I rather not talk to you anymore so you will go on the ignore list.

On the bench was Eric's own parafeed 300b amp. He said I could take it home and listen. So I did. You can google about parafeed design. In the past, Eric makes timE or paEr KT170 or 300b amp. paEr is parafeed. Hooked up now with cheap EH 300b tubes and 6EA7 (6EM7) drivers and cheap china made...

Ordered mine from CVC Chelmer UK, same place where I bought the EL39 tubes. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/266813105363 It was a public holiday Monday, so the tubes were posted 4 days after order. It's ok, I am not in a rush.

You might changed your mind now. :relaxed: Saw Eric this morning to return the KT170 amp and there is a new Destiny on the workbench waiting to go to the client. Same as mine but this has Silk output transformers. I had a listen with Grado SR060x. There is hum alright but not that bad...