Understandably, that roughly doubles the power of SE and makes it fit (squeeze) into the "real world" (driving loudspeakers), but imho this is also a small compromise. It uses 4 x EL84, meaning Parallel SE (PSE) of 2 EL84 per channel. I'd not mind auditioning this one (just for curiosity, not that I have much expectation), particularly since I know the old ANUK Kit 4 (6V6 PP, see Overview).Īs for the OTO SE, it is a different animal. Now, this is a good sounding tube (see my Elekit Tu-8150 post and NOS are cheap, and one can use adaptors to use 6V6)! And it also uses 1 x 5670, which is a good sounding tube, especially with WE 2C51/396A. Interestingly, the current OTO PP has switched tubes! It now uses the 6005/6AQ5, which is the 6V6 with a different pin-out and in a smaller envelope. I have also once owned the M1, sweet, but its broad-stroke and lack of detail made me sell it after a short possession. I have heard it in second hand shops but given my understanding of the brilliant vintage EL84 PP amps (the likes of Eico, Dynaco, Pilot, Fisher etc), the OTO (PP) was only fair. Its preamp and amp sections were separately marketed as M1 and P1. It's original iteration was an integrated amp using EL84 PP. As audiopro did not give basic info on the stuff, I shall supply it. Make sure you read the whole thread for other people's favorable audition impressions (like DAC2 vs Chord 2Qute, and TT1). audiopro was rather self-effacing, and gave his general impressions of the system. The Turntable is Pro-ject X-tension 9.Īround the same time audiopro published his review in hifivision. Pic shows CDT-2 Transport used with DAC 2.1x. I actually once owned the AN-K loudspeaker that Vivek wished he had heard, but I will deal with that in the Overview - it'd not be entirely as he expected. There are even more similar tubes, like the PCL86/14GW8 (higher filament, used in the current Elekit TU-8100). The Japanese also love to make an elegant SE amp out of it (as in the older Elekit TU-870R and San Ei). ECL82 is also popularly used as a power regulator tube (as in my Shindo Monbrison). There were many lower-end vintage amps that used this (as well as the similar ECL86/6GW8, like in the iconic Rogers Cadet series). Space saving, as four of these can make an amp, with the 4 Triode sections used as splitter/driver (even simple phono) and the 4 Beams used as 2 push-pull pairs. On the ECL82/6BM8 Tube This tall Noval Tube combines a Beam power tube section with a short Triode section. The related nuvistor 6112 is used in many high-end Musical Fidelity Products (which are decent sounding). Others use them too, like Tim Paravicini in the Quad QC-24 Preamp. They are very durable that after all these years the units are still in function and failures are rare. ANUK used them widely in the original Zero and One series. On the 6111 These sub-minature double-triodes of military origin have to be directly soldered onto the circuit board but they are cheap, space-saving and sonically OK (no tube rolling!). The amp is similar in design but the DAC of the current Zero is a NOS design that uses the iconic TDA-1543 whereas the older one was a delta-sigma design. The current Zero's obviously are pivoted to a different crowd, the "entry high-end" aspirants rather than the more experienced "bargain hunters and adventurers". The originals were housed in plainer aluminum project boxes and significantly cheaper. It is the current Zero System, which differ in many ways from the original Zero components that I'd go over in the Overview (the AX2 appears to have been d/c'ed by ANUK). Some of our magazines will never say things like that! I must say, very honest review and Kudos to the webzine (which seems to have ceased operation)! Vivek had reservations about the CD Player and called over some of his friends for referencing. This is still top entry if you google ANUK Zero. In 2018, Vivek reviewed the ANUK Level Zero System for India's HiFi Today. This article starts with their Reviews and is followed by my Overview of ANUK - about time. Full system reviews are rarer and valuable. Given the hurdles Indian audiophiles face (like the difficulty of sourcing less popular brands, and the prohibitive import duties levied at individuals) it continues to amaze me how the community "gets so much done", a showcase of determination and stamina.Ĭoincidentally, in the not so distant past, Vivek and audiopro had both reviewed full ANUK systems. Review: Two Audio Note Systems (Levels Zero and Two)Īs I got to know them better, I learned that our Indian Trinity Vivek, Prem and audiopro are all prominent members of the Indian audio community.
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