New day, new amp :)

brianle
brianle Posts: 572
edited May 2013 in 2 Channel Audio
Mastersound Compact 845 integrated amp

Sounds big and powerful

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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,091
    edited May 2013
    Nice Enjoy

    Cheers
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited May 2013
    Congrats on the new gear.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited May 2013
    Better wear sunglasses with that! Have fun.
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    edited May 2013
    Heck yea, good tunes and a suntan.
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited May 2013
    I agree with Bluefox, I thought it was a desk lamp!
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,184
    edited May 2013
    Looks great. Congrats.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,640
    edited May 2013
    Enjoy your new amp :)
    ..
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  • blairfrischx
    blairfrischx Posts: 259
    edited May 2013
    Pretty sweet! VERY bright! :cheesygrin:
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited May 2013
    Congrats man....comments on the sound ?

    BTW- that's the brightest tube amp I've ever seen.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited May 2013
    That is a great looking amp with the combo of 6SN7s and 845s. That design is the most powerful 30wpc you'll ever own... :cool:
    Jake
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited May 2013
    Glad you are enjoying the amp. Continue enjoying sir.
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    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited May 2013
    tonyb wrote: »
    Congrats man....comments on the sound ?

    BTW- that's the brightest tube amp I've ever seen.

    It sounds full , dynamic, yet sweet and very good bass. I've been rolling amp quite a lot recently but I think I will keep this one for quite some times :)
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  • lanchile
    lanchile Posts: 560
    edited May 2013
    brianle wrote: »
    It sounds full , dynamic, yet sweet and very good bass. I've been rolling amp quite a lot recently but I think I will keep this one for quite some times :)
    Make sure you check the bias at least once a month!. Tubes get weaker with time. :frown:
    Make it simple...Make it better!
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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited May 2013
    lanchile wrote: »
    Make sure you check the bias at least once a month!. Tubes get weaker with time. :frown:

    Thanks!
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited May 2013
    Very nice! Welcome to the world of directly heated triode (the real tube sound).
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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited May 2013
    845 tube amp live up to its hypes :)
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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited May 2013
    I think my amp rolling stops here :))
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  • custopper30
    custopper30 Posts: 252
    edited May 2013
    Any update on how that amp is treating you??
    Receiver: Denon 1912
    Speakers:
    Fronts: Polk Audio Monitor 70s (x2)
    Rears: Polk Audio Monitor 50 (x2)
    Center: Polk Audio Monitor 70
    KLH Sub GFX-550
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited May 2013
    Are you having any issues biasing those 845 tubes?
    Jake
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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited May 2013
    custopper30 wrote: »
    Any update on how that amp is treating you??

    Absolutely loving it. It's my new reference amp. Some people said using a preamp to pair with will improve the sound furthermore but I'm not ready to do that yet :)
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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited May 2013
    zingo wrote: »
    Are you having any issues biasing those 845 tubes?

    Nope. I'm using Shuguang 845b and no bias issue at all.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited May 2013
    Good to hear. I ran those tubes when I had an 845 amp and I thought they were great; I love the glow of the carbon. :)
    Jake
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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited May 2013
    Yup ... but now I have to give one of my speakers a good 2 feet away from the 845 amp due to excessive heat! :lol:
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