Tube Integrateds Made In America

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Tube Integrateds Made In America
« on: 28 Feb 2023, 03:00 am »
Looking to buy a tube integrated amp  that is built in the USA.  Would love a Decware but not willing to put up with that wait. Who should I consider.  I know of the following:

McIntosh
Cary
Rogue Audio
Decware
Audio Research
Raven Audio

Are there others I should be considering?

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Re: Tube Integrateds Made In America
« Reply #1 on: 28 Feb 2023, 03:07 am »
Linear Tube Audio aka LTA
Balanced Audio Technology aka BAT

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Re: Tube Integrateds Made In America
« Reply #2 on: 28 Feb 2023, 03:17 am »
Manley makes at least one integrated, Quicksilver Audio and Bottlehead both have integrated offerings.

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« Reply #3 on: 28 Feb 2023, 03:33 am »
Looking to buy a tube integrated amp  that is built in the USA.  Would love a Decware but not willing to put up with that wait. Who should I consider.  I know of the following:

McIntosh
Cary
Rogue Audio
Decware
Audio Research
Raven Audio

Are there others I should be considering?
Forget this famous brands, they are expensive for what they offer and are freezed products, with minimal or none options to you choose, instead try order a Custom amp with Dennis Had, Cary Audio founder.

His amps run a plethora of power tubes with the big tone 6SN7 tube and have just a few things to modify be OK, to namely:
1) A larger chassis to facilitate maintenance and decrease self noise.
2) Hard wiring(no stranded wire) with conventional lead solder, no Euro Rohs compliant solder.
3) Bigger transformers, mainly power and OPTs.

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TKonrad.NOLA

Re: Tube Integrateds Made In America
« Reply #5 on: 28 Feb 2023, 04:52 am »
Forget this famous brands, they are expensive for what they offer and are freezed products, with minimal or none options to you choose, instead try order a Custom amp with Dennis Had, Cary Audio founder.

His amps run a plethora of power tubes with the big tone 6SN7 tube and have just a few things to modify be OK, to namely:
1) A larger chassis to facilitate maintenance and decrease self noise.
2) Hard wiring(no stranded wire) with conventional lead solder, no Euro Rohs compliant solder.
3) Bigger transformers, mainly power and OPTs.

Is here a webpage?  Do I just google Dennis Had?

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« Reply #6 on: 28 Feb 2023, 04:57 am »
Is here a webpage?  Do I just google Dennis Had?
Dennis dont have a site, he sells at Ebay as Radioman731, contact him via Ebay:
https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&_ssn=radioman731

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Re: Tube Integrateds Made In America
« Reply #7 on: 28 Feb 2023, 05:16 am »
Dennis dont have a site, he sells at Ebay as Radioman731, contact him via Ebay:
https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&_ssn=radioman731

Thank you.  I just sent him a message

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Re: Tube Integrateds Made In America
« Reply #8 on: 28 Feb 2023, 02:41 pm »
Looking to buy a tube integrated amp  that is built in the USA.  Would love a Decware but not willing to put up with that wait. Who should I consider.  I know of the following:

McIntosh
Cary
Rogue Audio
Decware
Audio Research
Raven Audio

Are there others I should be considering?

I would add the Quicksilver Integrated to your list.  Quicksilver has been quietly making excellent products at incredibly reasonable prices for a long time.  Made is the USA, too.

http://quicksilveraudio.com/products/integrated-amplifier/

(Ooops -- this was mentioned above.  However it's worth repeating.)

Don_S

Re: Tube Integrateds Made In America
« Reply #9 on: 28 Feb 2023, 03:30 pm »
VAC (Valve Amplification Company) Made in Florida.

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Re: Tube Integrateds Made In America
« Reply #10 on: 28 Feb 2023, 03:50 pm »
Add VTL to the list

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Re: Tube Integrateds Made In America
« Reply #11 on: 28 Feb 2023, 03:55 pm »
Made in America:

Aric Audio  https://aricaudio.com/

Radu Tarta  https://simplepleasuretubeamps.com/about/


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Re: Tube Integrateds Made In America
« Reply #12 on: 28 Feb 2023, 03:58 pm »
I’ll add Rogers Fidelity, made in New Jersey.
https://rogershighfidelity.com/

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Re: Tube Integrateds Made In America
« Reply #13 on: 28 Feb 2023, 04:59 pm »
Rogers amplifiers were previously made in New York but now are made in North Adams, Massachusetts

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Re: Tube Integrateds Made In America
« Reply #14 on: 28 Feb 2023, 08:23 pm »
saw a decware pop up on usam today.  no affiliation.

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Re: Tube Integrateds Made In America
« Reply #15 on: 28 Feb 2023, 09:28 pm »
Made in America:

Aric Audio  https://aricaudio.com/

Radu Tarta  https://simplepleasuretubeamps.com/about/

I own a Decware "Mystery Amp", and I own a Aric Audio "Super 300b SET", and I own a Odyssey audio SS amp.

I like to rotate them all.
They all have their own sound signature.

The SS amp gets used the least, the only advantage the SS amp has over the others is more Power, yes it does get slightly louder, but doesn't sound as holografic as the tube amps, nore as sweet and easy on the ears.

The Decware amp is gives a very nice holografic image, and when I use the EL34's tubes the sound is easy on the ears.

The Aric audio amp, gives a slighty nicer presentation than the Decware, and is just as powerful as the Deware amp.

Because Deware has such a long wait list, I recomend you give Aric a call and disribe your system, and budget with him and let him recomend an amp that will fit your needs.

I have been interested in an amp made by Radu Tarta, but have not yet worked with him.

1 caveat I would like to mention is that I use a Decware "ZROCK2" (Bass restorer) in front of all of those amps mentioned, which adds a bit of bass, wieght, and dimension to the presentation.

If you run a SS amp Aric also make EXCELLENT preamps, to go in front of your SS amp.

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Re: Tube Integrateds Made In America
« Reply #16 on: 28 Feb 2023, 09:41 pm »
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Re: Tube Integrateds Made In America
« Reply #17 on: 28 Feb 2023, 09:51 pm »
OMA makes the GM70 Integrated Amplifier, the "Hollander".

https://oswaldsmillaudio.com/hollander




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« Reply #18 on: 28 Feb 2023, 10:47 pm »

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Re: Tube Integrateds Made In America
« Reply #19 on: 28 Feb 2023, 10:56 pm »
If you build it yourself then it is "Made in America."

ANK Audio Kits (Audio Note Kits)
https://ankaudiokits.com/

300B integrated; EL34 integrated; EL84 integrated
Kasaii electrolytics, nonmagnetic and tantalum resistors, copper film and Mundorf capacitors, white  teflon valve bases and Quad C core transformers
I would guess that all the integrated amps mentioned source their parts worldwide just like ANK.

A friend built the ANK EL34 stereo amp and it sounds great driving the Falcon LS3/5a, now I understand why audiophiles love the different variations of the LS3/5a's.

The source for the ANK EL34 was the ANK 5.1 Signature DAC. The sound was sublime.