Audio Note Otto with Zu Druids mk 4?

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ivo

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Audio Note Otto with Zu Druids mk 4?
« on: 13 Jan 2009, 01:12 pm »
I m wondering if anyone have heard combination of Audio Note Otto with Zu Druid speakers?

jrebman

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Re: Audio Note Otto with Zu Druids mk 4?
« Reply #1 on: 4 Feb 2009, 12:22 am »
A couple of weeks ago I got an Audio Note P1SE -- the amplifier section of the Oto integrated minus the preamp section and am using it with my custom F120A fonkens, and with a little tube rolling they are the magic amp that these speakers wanted.

Tube rolling is a must IMO, as the stock EI tubes are a bit bright and harsh, and very much lacking in the bass department.  I went through numerous combinations of new production and NOS output and driver tubes, and right now the magic combination is a pair of Telefunken ecc83 smooth plates and a quad of new production TAD EL84strs.

I almost bought an Oto a year or so ago but now the P1SE is giving me all that I need for a lot less money.

I'm not currently using a preamp, just my Havana DAC directly into the amp and it works very well.

HTH,

Jim