[Eisener Bart]

You are not using our original feet
 

And I am not using stock original power cable too. 

[audioguy213]

how does it sound?
Does it justify the fancy feet and PC?

[mresseguie]

You are not using our original feet
 

 

Poor Jason.

If you send me all your different amps to audition, I promise to use only stock feet and stock power cords. 

[Eisener Bart]

how does it sound?
Does it justify the fancy feet and PC?

I connected Power Amp to my System only 7 hours ago.
Too early for serious talks regarding Sound.

First impression - very positive. My System's Power Amp (T+A, model A1500) smokes bamboo.
But as I can hear - all symptoms of unburned device. So I plan to continue preparation.
Unfortunately my dealer gave it to me only for few days.
I am feeling great Tempation now. 

I have already 2 remarks if Jason will be interesting, I can share it. Nothing serious by the way.

Re footers and Power Cable: 1) my first footers I made in December 2010. Since that time I didn't keep in hands
serious competitors fot my production. And - no, it's not just some kind of rubber.  2) Power Cable - I am using for STA-9 top NeoTech cable. It's NEP-3001 MK3 3x5.25 OCC/SPUPOCC hybrid power cable with NeoTech NC-P303 OCC EU power plug Gold connectors. This combination showed excellent result with my Power Amp T+A. I don't see any sense to spent time in vain compairing with stock cable.

[Eisener Bart]

Cultural shock.

That's what I am feeling now.
It's second amp wtih Class D technology in my life.

[Armaegis]

At one point I was using cut up egg cartons for my feet, lol.

[Eisener Bart]

At one point I was using cut up egg cartons for my feet, lol.

Any audiophile passed hard times in life. 

[maty]

2) Power Cable - I am using for STA-9 top NeoTech cable. It's NEP-3001 MK3 3x5.25 OCC/SPUPOCC hybrid power cable with NeoTech NC-P303 OCC EU power plug Gold connectors. This combination showed excellent result with my Power Amp T+A. I don't see any sense to spent time in vain compairing with stock cable.

One day I wanted to check for myself, spending as little as possible (I was very skeptical, by academic training).

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The improvement was there, I could not deny. Then I started a long learning process and I concluded that improvement was produced by RFI / EMI attenuation so I decided it was better and cheaper to use professional solutions to solve my problem.

Schaffner RFI/EMI filters first and then with Würth 150 kHz ferrites too.

[Eisener Bart]

On Peter Gabriel 2002 "Up" I never heard such bass from my speakers.   

[Armaegis]

Any audiophile passed hard times in life. 

Well before that it was a cut up toilet paper roll... but switched to the egg cartons for aesthetics 


Actually the whole thing was because the mono amps were running hot and I needed more space between them when stacked.

[Eisener Bart]

I have plan to come on US market with my footers etc. 

[Eric Gustafsson]

A couple of days ago I changed from using my STA-9 as monoblocks to use them in a bi-amp setup. The sound is much better, but I miss the extra power from the monoblock connection. So now I plan to buy two more STA-9. The idea is to use all four as monoblocks - two for each channel.
Any one here who has tried that and can give some feedback?

[mresseguie]

Eric,

Considering the cost of four STA-9 amps, have you considered trading up to a single Nuprime K-38 amp? Talk to John or Jason about this idea. I suspect you'd be floored by what it can do.

Michael

[Eisener Bart]

A couple of days ago I changed from using my STA-9 as monoblocks to use them in a bi-amp setup. The sound is much better, but I miss the extra power from the monoblock connection. So now I plan to buy two more STA-9. The idea is to use all four as monoblocks - two for each channel.
Any one here who has tried that and can give some feedback?

That's what I'm thinking now - 4 monoblocks in prospects.

What Pre Amp will you use to drive 4 channels?

[Eric Gustafsson]

Eric,

Considering the cost of four STA-9 amps, have you considered trading up to a single Nuprime K-38 amp? Talk to John or Jason about this idea. I suspect you'd be floored by what it can do.

Michael

It has crossed my mind to go for a K-38, but still four STA-9 is cheaper then one K-38. At least here in Sweden.

[Eric Gustafsson]

That's what I'm thinking now - 4 monoblocks in prospects.

What Pre Amp will you use to drive 4 channels?

The preamp is from Hattor Audio in Poland. www.hattor.com
It's a passive preamp with a separate tube active stage.

[Eisener Bart]

The preamp is from Hattor Audio in Poland. www.hattor.com
It's a passive preamp with a separate tube active stage.

Thank you! It's not for me, I need XLR outputs. For the moment I put my eye on 2 models - McIntosh C52 and Ayre KX-5 Twenty.

[Eisener Bart]

It has crossed my mind to go for a K-38, but still four STA-9 is cheaper then one K-38. At least here in Sweden.

yeah, but don't forget about 3 extra Power Cable.

[opnly bafld]

The preamp is from Hattor Audio in Poland. www.hattor.com
It's a passive preamp with a separate tube active stage.

Thank you! It's not for me, I need XLR outputs. For the moment I put my eye on 2 models - McIntosh C52 and Ayre KX-5 Twenty.

The Hattor passive is available with XLR in and out.

[Eric Gustafsson]

Thank you! It's not for me, I need XLR outputs. For the moment I put my eye on 2 models - McIntosh C52 and Ayre KX-5 Twenty.

You can order the preamp with XLR-outputs.