$100.00 increase from the IV and the IV SE.
Does anyone want to opin if its WORTH IT? haha
The power tube is only different by the gold pin...and the driver tube...
Not sure if Im gonna be able to hear these differences
Normal Version vs. Special Edition (SE)
Driver Tubes: JAN 5654 (USA) vs. GE403A (USA)
Power Tubes: 6H30 EB (RUSSIA) vs. 6H30 PI (RUSSIA:Golden PIN)
Headphone: 1/4 INCH (CHINA) vs. 1/4' Neutrik (Switzerland)
Output jack: RCA (CHINA) vs. CMC RCA (USA)
Price: 299 US$ vs. $399
In market...also considering other tube amps:
Darkvoice 336i (239.00)or 332 (399.00)
DOGE 6210 (2xx.00)
and solid states:
Emmeline SR-71 portable headphone amplifier ($395)
Emmeline The Tomahawk Portable Headphone Amp ($295.00)
HeadRoom Micro Amp (299.00)
Not to change the topic of the thread...but more comparisons of the IV/SE with other amps would be useful to get a relative sense of how good they are. So so far the III and the IV have gotten top notch reviews...but none of them are mentioned on those long comparison reviews of 20 or so amps... Therefore, while we know they are good, its unclear how they match up to the best in their price range.