I received an e-mail from the owner of the mono-blocks today.
I think he likes them
Wayne
>
> I am absolutely ASTOUNDED by these amps! I don't know if it's the
> Tripath circuit, the battery, the Bybees, or some felicitous synergy
> of all three, but these amps are a revelation. I don't have enough
> space here to detail the sheer number, variety, topologies, etc. of
> all the amps I have heard, tried, or owned, but these amps put them
> all to shame. It's the combination of clarity and emotional
> expression that, in my experience, is unique. Instruments are true in
> timbre, the human voice is natural and unforced. Song lyrics
> previously difficult to discern are now clear in the most natural,
> "unetched" way. The instrumental strands of a complex piece of music
> are beautifully laid out, without sounding "dissected". Drums have a
> SNAP! that is really startling. But the most telling criterion is the
> goosebump factor -- an emotional piece of music communicating its
> message right into the limbic system (i.e. the emotion part of the
> brain): I literally get goosebumps. There is also, I think, a synergy
> with the Omega Super BPCs -- I know you don't like bipolars, but I
> find that putting a Tube Trap about two feet behind the rear-firing
> speaker diffuses the sound, and creates a spaciousness that
> front-driver-only speakers just don't have. Try it -- you may change
> your mind. In any event -- the amps are a fantastic achievement, so
> congratulations and thanks.
