Literally the BEST Audiophile Tube Amplifier (I've EVER owned), For REAL! 

*Thank you for stopping by! This is basically my love confession on my most treasured reference piece that I've enjoyed & love for 2 years!* This video is brought to you by rove concepts: Rove Concepts Athena Standing Desk: shrsl.com/4iq6p NAT Transmitter: www.nataudio.com/products/vacuum-tube-power-amplifiers/item/27-transmitter-hps.html 11stereo: www.11stereo.com/search-results?q=NAT Contact 11stereo for demo, questions or inquiries: www.11stereo.com/contact-9 0:00 BIG FAT TUBES! POWER! 3:45 AD 5:00 NAT Transmitter Review 10:05 BEST Pre-amp For the NAT tube amp 15:21 BEST Speakers For the NAT tube amp 19:32 WHY I am selling it Support on Patreon: www.patreon.com/jayiyagi follow on Instagram: instagram.com/jays_iyagi/ follow on Facebook: facebook.com/jayiyagiofficial Follow soundstage take 2 reviews: ru-vid.com/group/PLPOzvlhtSqn5xdc__ftuSt4Rxy_wm5Af0 Speaker stands: amzn.to/3ssRhI3 Better speaker stands: solidsteel.it/my-product/ss-7-vintage-hi-fi-speaker-stands/ acoustic panels I use: ua-acoustics.com/ acoustic curtain: amzn.to/31d1zAM BDI Cabinet I use: bit.ly/2OJRwQQ amzn.to/3chBuFZ other BDI Cabinets: bit.ly/3ctxXV1 amzn.to/30bsUCH my fav hifi tweaks: (Isoacoustics devices) amzn.to/3j5FGvM

In the 70th, I was in the Russian military, serving in the radio transmitter center. The radio transmission equipment used similar tubes in the output stage. When it was ON, we where not allowed to stand closer than 2 meters from the equipment due to the immense amount of elector-magnetic radiation. We had to wait for 45 min. of OFF time before changing the tubes. It was the part of the regulations in the Russian army that really did not give a s...t about its soldiers. Hope these are not the same!

At 42 thousand I hope it is great. Buying another lottery ticket and dreaming.

So beautiful. 🎉❤😊 Great review Jay. PS- I see those baffles back there you sneaky guy 🤣🤣. My mains for the last year have been a pair of DIY baffles running 18” bass driver, 15” coax mid, and compression horn tweeter for a total sensitivity of 97db. Running at listening levels off a 4 watt single ended pentode amp. ❤❤ Can’t wait to see you dive deeper into open baffles and tubes…. Life changing. 😊. Cheers and have a great weekend. 👌👌

Great review, Jay! You’re going to miss those amps!

Their preamps are very good too. I have the Magnetic and use the XLR for my AVA DVA 225's. Big sound and dynamics, with sweet highs and great bass.

I’ve owned NAT, amazing amp

An added bonus is that you no longer need heating in the winter! Beautiful bit of gear, I've never seen transmitter tubes used in a home amplifier before.

Dear Jay, I feel ya. .We hooked up NAT Integrated (not monoblocks) to the Magico’s A5 and it literally blew away McIntosh MA12000, Accuphase E800 and D’Agostino Progression for more than a half of the asking price of these starlets. Continue to dream,maybe one day…

They look amazing, especially with a cage. Wow

Finally, for so long we waited for this review.

Adding these to my "When I hit the Lotto" wishlist.

Great review - real eye opener re the low impedance input!

Jay ! Thanks for the Props in your vid ! For both NAT Audio and myself. Regarding the NAT preamps, what ai was not clear on is that they are undergoing a model update across the board. The Symmetric is complete, but the one you asked about is being updated, hence the delay. My apology. ;-) guess what I have that may need a new home ? 😊...

Couple of months ago the AGD audion was the best Amplifier.... I am getting confused here now.

I would remove the preamp completely and put a Lampizator in its place. The amps will sound their best. Unless you want to put a Boulder in the chain with the Lampi.

That’s 42k? Man, above what I wanna spend for an amp. I am glad the Line Magnetic 805ia gives me the SET sound at a level Im willing to afford.

😂Jay, I loved the video. I am a good friend with Dejan the owner of NAT. And I also use his equipment. And I simply love them. Apart from his amazing amps you should try his AC cord/conditioners and cables. They made my system sing like never before. What do you use under the amps, which feet? I don’t think those are stock feet. Best.

What are the open baffle speakers with Liisong drivers next to you?

Wow looks like a game changer 😮

Can confirm - These amps are Hawt ... Sounding and Feeling. 100% Canadian Winter approved. Make sure your AC is not broken during the hottest days tho =)

I just upgraded my rectifier tube to the Sophia Aqua II. Detailed and thick sound is what I’m feeling compared to my original Aqua and PSVane Cossor blacks tubes.

Funny Jay, since in 2019 you said you preferred transistors amps over tube amp because tubes didn't work well with rock music or had much bass...

In between, would like Jay to try the Mastersound 845 Integrated amp as his reference tube power amp. Paired 845 tubes per channel. Now in production over 20 years. Still remember them at CES in LasVegas more than 15 years ago.

If you really want the “best” try the Townshend Allegri Reference passive auto transformer preamp with your amps. I am using one with the AGD Tempo and it sounds absolutely glorious. The perfect component does…. Nothing!

Jay, Was the Audio Note integrated (Tonemeister) you reviewed previously anywhere close?

At 42K all I have to say is thank you Galion TS120 for being 1/10th of the price and so good!

I find your interior …AWESOME…

120 watt for a S.E. tube amplifier?? That's insane! Wow.

Love this view. I've been wanting to buy the NAT Magma M's and NAT Magmetic Pre amp from OCD. .

I love this Tube Amp! 🔥🔥🔥

Looking at the NAT website, it says the max output is 80 watts. Also the input impedance is stated as 100Kohm, so it should work with moderate output impedance pre-amps. However this data is for versions from November 2019, maybe yours is older....

Hi Jay, What are the open baffle speakers with Liisong drivers next to you?

Hi Jay with these big tubes do you feel you lose the sweetness/softness/musicality and nuance of smaller tubes like 300b or 211? Especially of vocals and female vocals? I own the cary 805 anniversary edition (which i believe you previously did), how do they compare especially with regards to nuance/sweetness/delicate-ness of the voice?) Thanks!

What does 'single-ended' mean?

Don´t sell it untill you have a chance to really buy the flagship NAT. Thx for the video..

Try MastersounD preamp for an even better step up with these monobolcks. MastersounD are simply the best out there. Regards

You should try Wavac tube amps from Japan,also with broadcast tubes,but there are other models too with normal kind of tubes,but sure the NAT is a killer!

Hello, if that SE amplifier is so good, the cheapest speakers would sound good, it's not worth $10K dollars, wow

May i ask what’s the best preamp you ever used with them ? And ,..why not also a NAT , ? I mean ,…it’s from the same manufacturer !

I use my 8 wpm Class A all tube SET AMP as a space heater too...

MORE POWER BABYYY

All you need is ATC active studio monitors and a good preamplifier. Save your money and stop looking for a unicorn! ATC is a Class AB tri-amp speaker that actually delivers.

Strange result in that tube preamps didn't work. The specs suggest otherwise, 100K input impedance and 1.5V sensitivity. That pretty much says about anything running them should sound good. Wonder what is up with that.

How much are you asking for the pair? 😊

All my speakers need power to sing so tubes never were on the menu for me. Would these be able to drive Maggies or Thiels?

I have an AudioNet Stern preamplifier. Would it be a good preamp for this amp?

how much are they ? thanks and please share price

Noctua fans are not just "any computer fans" - they are the most silent, powerful and reliable fans in the world by far. Simply the best.

Do you still have the ranking spreadsheet updated on you patreon or did you remove that?

hello, According to NAT website the power output is 80W not 120 as you mentioned

This was a fun video and I enjoyed the descriptions. Though I'm not sure it's so much a "review" as it functions as a sales pitch drumming interest for someone selling a second hand esoteric amp ;-)

Are they connected to the pre amp by xlr? What pre do you use?

Great review , what is your reference streamer and Dac that you use?

Great review but why are you selling it?

puro movimiento!

Why not the magnetic or the magnetostat se preamps from NAT ?

Popular in Alaska! 😅

How much better than your decware tori(?) jay?

What speakers are in this video?

the best until next week where there's suddenly a $1000 hybrid tube amp that's a NAT giant killer

Are those GR Research tweeters in the DIY Open Baffle speakers?

Love this video. The fact that you went thru and tried ~60 pairs of speakers... are you sure OCD Mikey is the only one w OCD? 😀 (Just kidding.) Have to ask... outside of the Canadian Winters... how long could you listen to them before your room got too hot?

Big Jay (the other Jay) has amps a bit like this! 😅

I see you have a choco emei on the shelf...review at some point? also...is it GREEN or grey? some pics it looks grey, some it looks green.

Maybe i could make a replica look case and put a normal amp inside to have it as an art piece lol

Guys stop playing lottery. Jay sells the gear on canuck The nat and agd are already gone..but keep an eye for great deals!

It has a great power. But a low watt 300B tube amp will have more romantic vocal.

I had no idea amps make a sound.

Lots of listeners and designers are in the open baffle mode right now. It should sound better, there’s no box speaker involved.

Marshall tube amps peak out at 100 watts. They were designed to fill stadiums. In the music business there's a term, "PA watts". When you get one of these 1500 Watt solid state guitar amps even the manufacturers will qualify it as not like a tube amp. You need to realize though that anything you can use to "describe the sound" of the amp is coloration?

With those flagship monoblocks you won’t need any heating in the winter and you can’t use them in the summer. 😂

OCD Mikey got to him.

Road to heaven or heel. For 42grand,happiness,mmm

Hmm🧐ok

lol that's the NAT OCD mickie sells...

No way I'm spending 42k on any audio gear let alone amps. Even if i have a million bucks just sittin. Far too imp things to spend your money on.

So, matching or pairing these are difficult, it runs ridiculously hot, and it’s incredibly expensive? Ummm, no thanks!

C'mon. The improvement will be 10% or less! That's a fraction. Why not be happy and demo them? I know this is a review channel, but 10% or less is not drama. Fly to OCD Hifi Guy's house when he gets them in and test it that way to see if it is worth it.

LOL. It has been for sale for almost a year.

Making thunder.

Made in Serbia 🥰

Fer real Fer real?

Where's OCD Mike in here

They paid you

No money for them ……buaaaaaaaaaaaááá !! 😢😢😢😂😂😂😂😂

But you said....

Yeah no.... not happening when you start costing more than some of the BAT, VAC amps etc. Give me a Rogue Tube amp anytime... Or maybe even one of those Tawainese Mcintosh MC275 Knockoffs... Just my 2 cents which even I know is worth less than that!

The website loading is too naive to miss out.

I have no doubt they sound great, but between the price and weight (89lbs each), my wallet and back say no. lol

You seem to have won the lottery...are you dedicated to just listen to high-end appliances,don't you listen to Music itself ?...

FYI, according to the NAT website, the Transmitter HPS amp that is being reviewed in this video outputs 80W in high power mode and 40W in low power mode. It's the next more powerful NAT amp, the Magma M HPS, that outputs 130W.

When it comes to amps.. the bigger the hotter the less energy efficient the more class A the better. Get that AB and D efficient nonsense out of here. I don’t want a poser Tesla amp I want a nuclear reactor while rolling coal out of my pickup truck.

for Rich people. 94,000 USD.

WHEN EVERYONE SIMPLY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT EVERY ONE OF THESE REVIEWERS ON RU-vid INCLUDING THIS ONE IS GUILTY OF ONE THING.. Claiming consistently all the time on a weekly basis that this is the best in the world these are my reference pieces of equipment, how many reference piece of equipment can you own and play at the same time, in a small room.. this guy a week ago said oh these are my reference speakers this is my reference amplifier this is my reference AVR does all reference of course it's a reference.. at least in the minds of those who create these advertisements.. you can't listen to everything all the time everywhere.. so if you have so-called quote unquote reference equipment.. how does that change about every 8 to 10 days..???? Everybody needs to answer themselves that question..

I prefer my Audio Power Labs 833 TNT. Oilcooled Class A tube Amps from Columbus,Ohio These NAT s are made in eastern Europe and are known to be very unstable! DR Solheim Marbella and Norway!