badspell68
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The "Valve Class A Tube Headphone Amplifier pre Bravo V2 d" is all over eBay and really cheap. Anyone know anything about his amp, is it any goo or just garbage?
Which would be better to drive a pair of AKG K601, PV2V2 or Bravo V2?
Thats not even a fair comparison.
The PV2V2 is a portable CMoy type amp and
the Bravo is a class A tube amp with a
solid state buffer output.
The Bravo is NOT portable.
Needless to say the Bravo is quite a bit
more powerful than a CMoy.
If I tell you one sounds better than the other
it will just start an argument and I couldn't tell
you anyway as I don't have both amps to
compare to one another.
Do you want a portable amp or a
desk top amp?
For under $100 the Bravo is a decent amp...but it suffers from some poor quality
parts. One of my friends just picked one up for $13 plus shipping.
I told him thats like buying a tube and getting the amp for free!
If you don't mind playing around with it, it can become quite musical.
May people prefer the sound of tubes over solid state and of course, many
people prefer solid state over tubes. I have both types of amps myself.
There is a difference in sound, I would not say better or worse, just different.
You have to decide for yourself which one you like best for yourself.
The amp I'm most enjoying right now is the Szekeres VE3 I built myself.
If you are able to solder and assemble a kit, the AMB Mini^3 is a great
little portable amp...and it's rechargeable too!
In the end, you have to decide for yourself what are the most
important features for you.
Oh yes, I think it is a bit of a myth that battery power is cleaner...
some batteries do not put out consistent current or voltage and
of course, the voltage drops over time. A well designed linear supply
is better than a battery.
Upstateguy...
That is one very old curiosity...an original version one Bravo.
No wonder you are so critical of it.
The later version has better components and the 12AU7
is a totally different version.
It's not the design of this amp that is the problem, just
the component choices and build quality...what do you
expect for the price though? Remember, it was made
in China by someone who makes about a dollar a week.
Yes, it is an original version one.
Good eyes.
Still, I would never recommend it for use as an every day amp, because, even the most recent versions are incredibly fragile.
IMHO, its best use is as a conversation piece or something for DIYers to mod.
USG
I guess I must be doing something right then...after a year of heavy use and modifying, non
of the original parts has ever broken. Of course, by now, there aren't many of the original parts left...
What is left?
USG