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post #2401 of 3976
3/25/09 at 12:42am
well, curious about all 3 but hopefully Alex may have a word to say about them all. It's pretty academic in reality but I'd still like to hear thoughts.
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post #2402 of 3976
3/25/09 at 6:02am
Hi everyone, my first post to this thread. Got my box from Jeff yesterday. Many thanks, Jeff - great job packaging.

NOW WHAT!!! ....haven't held a soldering iron in many years so hoping it all comes back to me. Guess I need to find a case and the other bits. This is a great thread filled with lots of friendly help. I know I'll need some as I get further along.
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post #2403 of 3976
3/25/09 at 6:03am
Sorry, double post...
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post #2404 of 3976
3/25/09 at 6:13am
Smeggy, if you are looking to build any of the three, I think you could pull off a Bijou with some guidance here. It's very good, and you won't regret choosing it over the other two. I know all three have their merits, but I believe the Bijou just edges them out for the top tier.
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post #2405 of 3976
3/25/09 at 6:58am
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well, curious about all 3 but hopefully Alex may have a word to say about them all. It's pretty academic in reality but I'd still like to hear thoughts.
I don't know . . .

They are very different amps. The Bijou is all tubes. The SOHA II is a conventional hybrid with a coupling cap between the tubes and the O/P buffers. The EHHA is an embedded hybrid, DC coupled from input to output.

I have a Bijou and a SOHA II. I like them both quite a lot. The Bijou is a pure tube sounding amp. It's very beautiful in the ways that have been described on this thread. The SOHA II, however, is also quite nice and my wife really likes the sound of it. It's easier to tube roll and to adjust sound according to the tube used. I have EHHA boards but have never got around to building it. The EHHA will have much more power than the other two amps and is capable of driving speakers if the right PS is used, such as the sigma22 PS.

I guess there is no answer. It just depends on what you want to try first and what kind of sound you're after.
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post #2406 of 3976
3/25/09 at 7:26am
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I don't know . . .

They are very different amps. The Bijou is all tubes. The SOHA II is a conventional hybrid with a coupling cap between the tubes and the O/P buffers. The EHHA is an embedded hybrid, DC coupled from input to output.

I have a Bijou and a SOHA II. I like them both quite a lot. The Bijou is a pure tube sounding amp. It's very beautiful in the ways that have been described on this thread. The SOHA II, however, is also quite nice and my wife really likes the sound of it. It's easier to tube roll and to adjust sound according to the tube used. I have EHHA boards but have never got around to building it. The EHHA will have much more power than the other two amps and is capable of driving speakers if the right PS is used, such as the sigma22 PS.

I guess there is no answer. It just depends on what you want to try first and what kind of sound you're after.
As much as I would love to build Bijou..I am in the final process of placing an order for a dual sigma22 PSU to go with the EHHA kit that I am ordering from Jeff.
Whenever the EHHA 2 prototyping begins, Alex please count me in. I definitely want to build that amp too.

I know Don will say he prefers his Stacker..But I have always maintained..I prefer his EHHA over all the other Cavalli amps he has built with the exception of the Bijou which I haven't heard yet..hopefully I can set that right sometime next week.
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post #2407 of 3976
3/25/09 at 10:59am
I have both the balanced Bijou and a SOHA II (due to nasty desert conditions in Afghanistan where my brother thought it best not to kill it), and they both have merits. The SOHA II, imho, is a trickier build, and is way more flexible on rolling tubes. My thoughts on Bijou are volumous - if you want air and soundstage, Bijou is the choice.

Bottom line, there are no wrong choices here.
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post #2408 of 3976
3/25/09 at 11:27am
bhamham,

Check out tubelab.com and the instructions for the Simple SE. It's all written for the beginner and is very well done. All of the concepts may be applied to the Bijou.
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post #2409 of 3976
3/25/09 at 11:58pm
Hmm, I was looking to the EHHA as I'll already have a S22 for my Beta and could integrate it into the box easy and keep box/wire count down... plus it's so cheap!

A Bijou is very tempting though, mebbe both?

Thanks all
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post #2410 of 3976
3/26/09 at 12:01am
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Originally Posted by smeggy View Post
Hmm, I was looking to the EHHA as I'll already have a S22 for my Beta and could integrate it into the box easy and keep box/wire count down... plus it's so cheap!

A Bijou is very tempting though, mebbe both?

Thanks all
Well, it's hard for me to suggest otherwise.
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post #2411 of 3976
3/26/09 at 12:05am
Damn fanboys
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post #2412 of 3976
3/26/09 at 1:58am
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Hmm, I was looking to the EHHA as I'll already have a S22 for my Beta and could integrate it into the box easy and keep box/wire count down... plus it's so cheap! A Bijou is very tempting though, mebbe both? Thanks all
just get your @rse down here and plug yourself in to each of them and make the decision ;-).

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I know Don will say he prefers his Stacker..But I have always maintained..I prefer his EHHA over all the other Cavalli amps he has built with the exception of the Bijou which I haven't heard yet..hopefully I can set that right sometime next week.
LOL , I should have lent you both for the shootout

you didn't listen to Brian's Bijou at the meet? It was really well built and sounded great


decisions decisions , funny how most of us end up building them all ..dB
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post #2413 of 3976
3/26/09 at 2:06am
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just get your @rse down here and plug yourself in to each of them and make the decision ;-).

LOL , I should have lent you both for the shootout

you didn't listen to Brian's Bijou at the meet? It was really well built and sounded great


decisions decisions , funny how most of us end up building them all ..dB
I was tempted to ask you but I didn't want to push my luck

I wouldn't mind swinging over to pick up the EHHA for the rest of the week to do a side by side with the stacker.
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post #2414 of 3976
3/26/09 at 2:17am
That's my boy
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post #2415 of 3976
3/26/09 at 5:54am
@smeggy: I'm also struggeling to decide between the three of them beautis. And I also have built a Beta22 (balanced), but I'd really like to built a tube. Just can't decide to go full tube or hybrid, I've never had the chance to hear either of them.
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