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I dunno, I thought they gave plenty of examples of how it drove different speakers, talked a little about what to expect from tube rolling. I thought overall it was good. Some people want to know the history of an amp, it's lineage. Some people don't.They outline some of the neat features, like the switch for vertical bi-amping and so forth.A couple of things stood out in my mind. The bare copper binding posts. And the grounding issue, specifically the hum, and them having to run it on a groundlifted AC line to eliminate 50cycle hum. Overall, aside from the history lesson, which is on the Moscode website, I thought it was a well written review.Cheers
To Zybar re: Also, seems to me that when Six Moons likes something, they just make up a category so that it can get a Blue Moon award. Don't get me wrong, I love the Moscode and it is my reference amp, but an award for "for Ultimate Adaptability And Fun in the high-power hybrid amplifier category"? Actually, we think of them as award captions just like a photo caption that helps you to know, in a nutshell, what you're looking at. It's not at all about "making up" categories. We've decided against the rating system of classes that are used elsewhere because "Class C" suggests something is less good than "Class A". We wanted to avoid that perception but if you just have one "class" of awards, it's meaningless unless you explain what the award is for - what made that component award material.Stereophile uses brief summaries from their reviews to explain their rated components. That works very well.In our case, we wanted something even shorter, hence these captions. They're attempting to capture the qualities the reviewer/s found most important. So in this case, M&H felt that the #1 reason to own this amp is the fun you can have with voicing it. Ergo, adaptability + fun. 200wpc = high power. Presto, the exact caption.
...oh, one of the Edison posts on my BEL 1001's is stripped out (previous owner), so torque those babies carefully.
I would have liked to see them describe the sound and character of the amp more, instead of spending half the article talking about how it came to be. Reading the review I don't come away with a good understanding of what the reviewers heard.Also, seems to me that when Six Moons likes something, they just make up a category so that it can get a Blue Moon award.Don't get me wrong, I love the Moscode and it is my reference amp, but an award for "for Ultimate Adaptability And Fun in the high-power hybrid amplifier category"? Anyway, I think the reviews in Stereophile and TAS are better written and more informative.George
Quote from: TomS on 2 Jan 2007, 06:09 pm...oh, one of the Edison posts on my BEL 1001's is stripped out (previous owner), so torque those babies carefully.Yeah, my LNPA's came with those as well. I really disliked them and thus they have been replaced. Sorry back on topic.
I'd much prefer the "Patented Cardas" ones like on my Merlins if I could change them.
Seems to me from the article that it is essentially a upgraded version of the original NY Labs Moscode amp. "After twenty years, the time had come to revive the name and the tube/Mosfet hybrid concept. These 20 years hadn't just gone idly by. George had used them to play plenty of bass and to refine the original design. In reworking it, the strengths of the circuit have been left untouched. It is still a Mosfet power stage driven by tubes and it still sounds like how Gizmo originally voiced it. Today's incarnation simply uses modern fabrication techniques, current quality parts and then adds an important extra. ...the Moscode 401HR power amplifier is ultra modifiable."A friend has a NY 300 Moscode amp. I did hear it in my system and liked it. Input tubes do certainly change the sound. It has plenty-O-power too. Unless they have made substantial improvements in it's sound I won't be migrating from my current amp. But for someone needing gobs of power, the new Moscode would be a very nice choice. Glad to see it back on the market. He has since upgraded to this oriental monster, http://www.thelsagroup.com/ Seems to be happy with it driving his highly modded Maggy 1.6s. Although he is not selling his NY Moscode. It's a classic for him. I did enjoy the history of the company and Futterman in the article. Well done. Rocket_Ronny
What didn't you like about the Edison binding posts?