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Steven Wong

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Soon-to-be Newbie from Australia
« on: 14 Jun 2026, 11:07 pm »
Hello all, this is Steven from Sydney. Nice to meet you all.
I own a SET amp which is just about 8Wpc and ordered the SAM to hope for a nice match and happy listening  :D
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FullRangeMan

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Re: Soon-to-be Newbie from Australia
« Reply #1 on: 14 Jun 2026, 11:28 pm »
Welcome to AC  :thumb:
Tell us something about your SET amp ?
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seikosha

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Re: Soon-to-be Newbie from Australia
« Reply #2 on: 15 Jun 2026, 12:19 am »
What speakers are you replacing?
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Steven Wong

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Re: Soon-to-be Newbie from Australia
« Reply #3 on: 17 Jun 2026, 07:16 am »
Quote from: FullRangeMan on 14 Jun 2026, 11:28 pm
Welcome to AC  :thumb:
Tell us something about your SET amp ?

Hi FullRangeMan :D I have a 300B SET (8WPC).  :roll:
It's made in Hong Kong and I found it more affordable than those I could find in the market in Australia.
The tube is EH300B (not gold plated). TBH, I'm a newbie to tube audio too since last year :)
« Last Edit: 17 Jun 2026, 09:43 am by swong61 »
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Steven Wong

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Re: Soon-to-be Newbie from Australia
« Reply #4 on: 17 Jun 2026, 07:18 am »
Quote from: seikosha on 15 Jun 2026, 12:19 am
What speakers are you replacing?

Hi seikosha, I've retired my JM Lab Chrous 707S (bought in 2008) with the maggie LRS+ last year.
However I want a pair of SAM dedicated for mucic :)
« Last Edit: 17 Jun 2026, 09:44 am by swong61 »
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Steven Wong

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Re: Soon-to-be Newbie from Australia
« Reply #5 on: 26 Jun 2026, 07:41 am »
All of a sudden, 'Sam' doesn't arrive today and I have to pass a lonely weekend myself till Monday.  :popcorn:
I did a few of my research that some owners found 'Sam' wakes up to be a better 'person' after 100hrs.
I hope I don't have to run that long or otherwise cover it with a quilt and play overnight with a SS amp :)
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Re: Soon-to-be Newbie from Australia
« Reply #6 on: 27 Jun 2026, 02:36 am »
Quote from: Steven Wong on 17 Jun 2026, 07:16 am
Hi FullRangeMan :D I have a 300B SET (8WPC).  :roll:
It's made in Hong Kong and I found it more affordable than those I could find in the market in Australia.
The tube is EH300B (not gold plated). TBH, I'm a newbie to tube audio too since last year :)
Looks a nice amp, Congratulations.
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Re: Soon-to-be Newbie from Australia
« Reply #7 on: 27 Jun 2026, 02:43 am »
Quote from: Steven Wong on 26 Jun 2026, 07:41 am
All of a sudden, 'Sam' doesn't arrive today and I have to pass a lonely weekend myself till Monday.  :popcorn:
I did a few of my research that some owners found 'Sam' wakes up to be a better 'person' after 100hrs.
I hope I don't have to run that long or otherwise cover it with a quilt and play overnight with a SS amp :)
I would suggest not leaving this amp(or any other audio equipment) power on for long periods.
Especially if the weather looks like rain.
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Steven Wong

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Re: Soon-to-be Newbie from Australia
« Reply #8 on: 29 Jun 2026, 12:48 pm »
Quote from: FullRangeMan on 27 Jun 2026, 02:36 am
Looks a nice amp, Congratulations.

Hi FullRangeMan, thank you  :D The 300B is now in a box and I need to wait until the weekend to unbox the pair of SAM that just arrived this afternoon. They are bigger than expected  :)


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Steven Wong

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Re: Soon-to-be Newbie from Australia
« Reply #9 on: 29 Jun 2026, 12:51 pm »
Quote from: FullRangeMan on 27 Jun 2026, 02:43 am
I would suggest not leaving this amp(or any other audio equipment) power on for long periods.
Especially if the weather looks like rain.

Thanks FullRangeMan for your thoughtful reminder! My roof did leak a few times last year until it was fixed early this year. Perhaps I just warm them up in an ordinary way.  8)
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Steven Wong

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Re: Soon-to-be Newbie from Australia
« Reply #10 on: Today at 10:21 am »
SAM finally sings on a temporary stand but sound signature is so different from LRS+.
Need to switch back to 300B SET for its full potentials.
Will see if I can source a better stand for his proper performance  :D


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