I have had this amplifier for over 2 months now, could not be happier. Absolutely great product! You mention there's a slight buzz coming from the tweeters when putting your ear next to it, I think this has more to do with the tubes rather than the amplifier itself. I have not tried it without inputs - here is the thought - but it is the same kind of low level buzz as I get from my Musical Fidelity m8s-500s, which I consider normal. Another amp, FirstWatt F5t is dead silent. I tried Tungsol 6L6 STR tubes for the output stage with Psvane 12AU7S for pre/driver and this combo is absolutely silent. Lovel sound as well. After few weeks came back to the original JJ tubes, as I find those somewhat more soulful, more fun so to say. Also tried it with other speakers; JBL L90's, Focal Aria 948, Paradigms, Visaton La Bella, etc., could not tell which ones I liked the most, they all play quite nicely. Anyways, great review and comparison. Thank you for doing it.
Love Brunoco. The amp sounds real great with Devore O/96. Also with Mon Acoustic PlatiMon speakers. I wonder how their 300B amp sounds like versus 6L6PP.
@@supergiddy3 300b has wider, taller sound stage. Brighter upper midrange and more air on the top end. Has a bloom to the sound. Terra sounds darker and has better control over the bass and goes down much deeper. I would say 300b’s bass is no slouch either, still very good.
Bruno has the ooomph factor in the bass for sure but it sounds dark in the upper midrange - treble range to shine with classical music when paired with o/96 BUT, it's really good with my Kef because Kefs are kind of bright and Bruno tames the Kef's highs very well which does not fatigue my ears and makes the sound perfectly well balanced.
I swapped the places with firstwatt bc firstwatt is def a hotter amp. Whereas accuphase does get warm but not as much as I thought. But I might change the placement in the coming days due to cables being a bit short. My interconnects are being stretched a bit too much because of current placement of these amps.
Between Pass and Brunoco, which would be your preference? May seem like an unfair question - Pass is not fed with the same signal, but still. If you do not mind saying it loud, of course. ;)
That is really hard to judge. because as you said, it will really depend on what kind of pre amp you will pair it with the first watt. comparing a power amp to integrated is hard to judge. But all I can say is this. they are both dark sounding amplifier with first watt sounding sweeter in the midrange but brunoco has thumping bass that is hard to deny. I will soon release a video that compares other integrated amps to brunoco.
@@holytiger89 there is music with no copyright available…mostly from not so popular singers or bands. See other videos who demonstrate their speakers or gear with actual music. Thx for your reply
Thanks for the review! I’m curious how the Brunoco sounds compared to the Leben CS600 since you mention having had that previously. Could you describe how they compare?
This is borderline incomprehensible! , the uumm and likes - are very distracting…“ don’t wing it- you’re not the type to think on your feet- write it down next time ..
even with this simple type of video I realized just how much I freeze speaking behind the camera haha. And here I thought it would be a piece of cake. I gotta say I’m pretty camera shy so this video made me realize how not of an easy job youtube reviewing is. My first video and I got lot to learn. long way to go
@@holytiger89 really that's sort of a lazy stupid response. First "get over your shyness".. you're the one Putting Yourself out there..( you are Not some hero who in a Real-Life saved Children from being Murdered and was thrust into the Limelight with your shyness ~Correct??) so stupid to claim your shy~correct".. then the sloth of Millennialism along with its vile stupidity ..uuummm , like uuumm like uuumm .. is uuumm Moronic like uuumm you know. " Are You unable to Watch the Film You Made Before you release uuummm , like uuummm like releases it??? and Try again ... so very uummm like uumm Stupid, Right????
Very nice! I had the amp in my system and returned it as it didn’t quite have the juice to power my Buchardt s400s to the degree of sounding full enough at moderate listening levels. It sounded absolutely amazing at louder levels. I do miss it almost every day and by now I can say it outperformed the Rega Aethos which I have running now. Even better and fuller and more natural sounding bass on the Brunoco than the 160 watts coming out of the Rega. It really struck a chord with me and I do very much recommend the amp. Curious about your other comparisons, this was great!
It's quite telling................................. I don't see a pair of 3000 watt 15" REL's in the system. You've got a clue & I'm impressed. There's something I don't understand though. I have taken a guess as to the explanation because I'm only returning lately to audio systems again after raising the kids for 25 years. Why do today's audiophiles insist on piling all their gear on or almost on the ground between the loudspeakers? I can think of no place worse for goodness sake. The only reason I can think of, is that today it is the only arrangement where one can take a "selfie" and get all the gear in one Fakebook pic. I hope the reason makes more sense than that. Reggae, Funk & Brass 🔈🔉🔊
Yeah, I do agree with you that the rack and the amps should not be between the loud speakers. I have been considering moving them but It was not realistic option in my living room since most of the wall plugs were behind that side of the wall. otherwise, I would have to use really long pair of power cords.
@@holytiger89 . You've made some fine choices for your system. With those pieces, it's apparent you've had a lot of experience sorting out your preferenced sound signature. It takes time to make such a simple looking rig do almost exactly what we want. Good luck. I'm interested in what's next.
I’m curious too! What amplifier are you using currently? Would like to hear your comparison. I guess you must have super efficient speaker for the 2A3? like a fullrange single driver or a horn
I wish I could! RU-vid blocked me uploading any videos with music in it because of the copyright issue. I already had 3 videos blocked because of that.
I demoed these with a Leben cs300x. Sounded very similar to the PrimaLuna in this demo. Maybe a bit more texture and bass with the Leben. Have you had success with any other amp pairings?
no that was my only pairing. These are actually meant to be placed in a bookshelf and right against the wall which will probably enhance the bass so my demo was not a proper set up.
in this video the sound is not right[on the contrary ,i 've heard these speakers with a Leben 600 -on utube- and liked them a lot ] but we must not judge a device unless we hear it by ourselves The sound of Leben and Audio Hungary is familiar to me because two friends of mine own such amps I do not know the Tektron at all
thx. with 350sq ft room, even o/96 will work well if you can have them away from the walls. 93 would be no problem. the size of this room is about 700sq ft room.
I have a o/96 in my house and the living room is about 400sq ft which I have not filmed yet but It sounds amazing. I plan to film it once I get the dac situation sorted.
@@user-hk1jp8lv6e yeah, just be aware that the distance between the walls and speakers should be minimum 3 feet and the minimum listening distance should be 7 feet minimum for the ideal tweeter+woofer integration.
after listenin to these. I don’t think you can ask for more really. Just get a decent push pull tube amp to go along and most people will be good for their life.
