VERY HIGH-END sound, from a VERY SMALL design 

I didn’t head your warning as I didn’t see it. I was scammed out of $440.14 dollars by a fake Steve Guttenberg on a Telegram app. They guy sounded legit but he just kept pushing that I won this amp with 2 stickers. I should have known right off the bat but I’ve never won anything in my life before. I became a patron sub messaged you what happened but so far you haven’t responded either. I should have known if you were doing a giveaway it would be on patron. So here I sit with a case of Covid-19 an feeling the fool. You probably won’t answer this either I guess I’ll give up on honest people because there are none.

How can we know who they are?

Nobody wants to admit they made a poor purchase decision. You sound like a nobody.

Please send me one for my birthday if possible. Pm me and I will provide my shipping address. Thank you so very much, you are awesome my friend! ✌️😎👍

Well, very large speakers tend to be high sensitivity, so sure small amps can work wonders. But small speakers are very low sensitivity and don’t work well with small amps.

Thanks

That is so cool! My second-ever amp was the legendary AU101!

This fully restored one is in my system for close to 3 years and it drives those Tannoy great! Plus the phono preamp is very good.

I used my VFET (SIT-3 inspired) amp to drive my ZMF VC and Atrium. Holy f@ck, it sounds amazing. High-end receivers/amps are amazing for headphones

Yep. The sound from these SS amps have that SET characteristic. And it’s incredibly fluid, fast and lights up stage. Many forum favorites are merry go round amps or people who invest on the resale that they continue going around the block.

But it’s not AN Kondo, it’s not Boulder, it’s not Karan, it’s not Jeff Rowland… and klipsch and high end is like, really? Let’s say it is, but then, how are you assessing this? By how accurate or how much you like it? Or is it just how much you paid for it, or how proud you feel. So far I only see names and names, so I am placing more names and more names and specially bigger names. So, didn’t you know what high end was based on what you commented as a reply to me? How have you found that you know what high end sound was when in many books Macintosh and Klipsch has no business in the high end. And I’m just teasing because AN Kondo sounds vastly different to Karan and vastly different to Jeff and vastly different to Nagra and… so, yeah… glad your are enjoying your sound. I bet it sounds fantastic. I bet you can enjoy it even if you come off your high horse.

Also, the feet are almost as tall as the amp, so I think they ruin the proportions.

And they're an extra $500 more! 🤣

Yup! The sum of the parts don’t add up. A silly product.

Exactly

I'll third that. For a third of the price - or less - you could get top of the line Schitt amp, preamp, and dac. I get SO sick and tired of companies that have a 10x markup 'because they can'.

Did you miss the part where I said very high end?:)

Wouldn’t ‘very high end’ be the likes of Boulder, CH Precision, Gryphon,etc.?

Very high end in price, ;-)

@@RennieAsh Have you heard it? I doubt it.

@@iceshow4582 Yeah, because it's too costly :) No matter how "good" it sounds, it's still expensive. I doubt you'd be able to tell how good it sounds if you didn't see what was playing and the price :)

Very apt comparison. Although Leica has a century of excellence behind it, and this little box doesn’t. I know very well what a Leica can do. Never heard an Enleum.

@@greganderson1681 i think the same people who would buy this are the same people who would buy a Leica Q2. they probably would not buy a Q2 to take wedding photos or post vlogs on facebook

Rolex has a name that has stood the test of time though. I believe this company's name goes all the way back to 2020.

Amen brother!!

Being a happy Bakoon International amp owner and "fanboy" - the company behind the Enleum brand has been in operation since 2009. In principle I agree with you about always having to think twice about "longevity" - but in this particular case, I'd just advice you to listen to the amp first anyway. Or check out some of the many other reviews out there for this new AMP-23R. That should put your fears to rest.

Thanks…just not my cup of tea. I like classic brands with lots of history. Just different strokes. Enjoy.

It's (to an extent) a rebrand of an existing product

I feel that way about cars. been 1st done that and it cost a lot.

Sorry about that, I’m hoping for next year.

I love them for sure!

I think its too expensive for what it is, but the parts and labor needed to build an amp like this is very high. I can only guess, but it probably costs around $1500 to $2000 to build (parts and labor). Schiit uses off the shelf parts, so building one of their integrated amps is much less costly. If they wanted to make an amp like this, they would have to charge a lot more money.

Ha!

Brandon did that!!👈

I absolutely adore those Tannoys! 🤤 I really hope to hear some one day. If they aren’t too bright, I could see myself upgrading to a pair at some point

@@jeremyr722 Thanks! The overall presentation is on the warm side of neutral. There is a bit of brightness but paired with my Sansui (mellow), I have something pleasing to my ear.

@Inked Audiophile in that case I bet they’d be okay with my current amp, a Cambridge AXR100

That's why these amps are so expensive. They do the math and figure out the least amount sold to make a good profit. $1,000 in parts and labor X 5 + 50 people with cash to burn= enough profit. Close up shop. 😁 I think the company got a name in 2020.

Lika a diamond…

@@johansallqvist6027 the sound that this sort product produces, comes without potential liabilities such as alimony and the like.

Thanks! That's my system and I am really happy with it!

Great!

Watts/price ratio isn't the only way to judge a design. Listening is another:)

You must be out of breath!

Exactly, ridiculous price, I would go with a Mcintosh product over this in a second!

The Decware top-of-the-line Zen Mystery 40wpc dual mono tube amp, hand built in the US, with lifetime warranty (minus tubes) is $6,000. Not even sure why Steve reviewed this product.

Zero feedback is just another marketing ploy.

@@robertjermantowicz8619 Dude - it is a circuit design choice - it actually exists. lol

@@JamesJoyce12 Yes, I know that but proper use of feedback is beneficial for lowering distortion and output impedance!

Yeah, I wish there was more affordable interesting stuff for me to review. But you know car magazines review Ferraris and Maseratis that 99% plus of the readers can’t afford. People like reading about cool stuff.

@@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac Steve....I have some affordable interesting gear. NUPRIME AUDIO. Run by Jason Lim...formerly of NUFORCE. They have a ton of different gear. Pre's, Dac's, Amps(stereo and monoblocks), and a CD player. Anything from 1k to 8k for some monoblocks. Amp technology is their own Class D modules. They also use a linear power supply. Both of these aspects are VERY rare as you know. They have been flying under the radar WAY TO LONG. Can you give them a shot?

@@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac Yes sir, I agree. Thanks for the reply. Honored that you would take the time to do so.👍

If you don't know, why are you here?

@@iceshow4582 and you are telling me I’m the one who doesn’t know? - ha! Sure. Since you have it so clearly, please elaborate at least how you have drawn the conclusion. I am already expecting not to see an answer, so don’t you worry. It’s not your ignorance fault, the problem is bigger than you. Click baits have become really really cheap by now.

Are you sure you could? Furthermore are you sure it would offer actually better sound quality and I'm not talking about performance no I'm talking about quality of sound. Because that is known across the industry even by dyed in the wool objective engineers that designed these products measurements don't equate to sound. Also I assume it won't look anywhere near as good nor will it function as nicely. Two years ago I had the misfortune to buy off of Audiogon a custom built streamer from a guy who said it has the same quality as those multi thousand dollar streamers you'll get from Innuos but ended up being a technical nightmare. I could never get the network connection to work properly and music would start and stutter and stop and all I really did was save money but it ended up being pure crap. Repeated emails to him about the network connection kept going on and on about it was probably on my end something about the router perhaps or my networks space within my home causing connection issues, but I work in IT so I build and design and repair network infrastructure for a living and I am quite aware of any kind of issues in that regard and also how to repair them. No the true problem was related to whatever code he had written on the back end for the "software" to talk across the network. At the end of the day sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and pay the money to get the performance you want. I ended up buying an Auralic aries and sure it cost a lot of money but it works flawlessly it with no problems. So don't sit here and tell me that you could do better for less or that it would sound as good. No it wouldn't and it certainly wouldn't end up being a piece I would be proud to display in My Home.

@@Audiorevue no, I’m not sure I could, I’m just being cynical

If you can build something better for much less you owe it to the audiophile world to let us know what it is!

Because watts are the only measure of an amplifiers quality right 😂😂😂😂😂😂

My vote for dumbest comment I ever read. Watts has ZERO to do with price Einstein

@@billiondollarbaby3276 so tell me Einstein what am I getting for 6k besides 25 watts and a 2 year warranty? I'll wait.

@@tonychand4789 Find somebody with a High End efficient set of speakers and see what 1 or 2 Watts can do. You obviously are completely clueless about the audio world and how everything works.

@@billiondollarbaby3276 just what I thought. You can't answer my question.

I have an integrated amp made in England and it only cost me $399 brand new…………..in 1985 of course.

Can you blame them for wanting to get into the snake oil $$$ market. I'm not saying the amp doesn't sound good or maybe even great but the cost is simply joining a club.

@@jogmas12 now that’s real value 👍

@@bertroost1675 that and it’s a class A/B solid state amp ridiculous 🤷‍♂️😂

What's wrong with Korean manufacturing ? They are one of the pre-eminent electronics manufacturing countries in terms of both quality and quantity. I have an astonishing 300b SET amp manufactured by Allnic in South Korea. It costs over £6,000 new and I regard it as a bargain.

What speakers are you using with the Bakoon?

@@joonkeum9457 DIY speakers based around the Beyma 15Xa38Nd coaxial driver (98db) in an oversized aperiodic cabinet (meant to suit the current drive amp topology). The cabinet design is an upscaled version of the Tannoy Cornetta corner cabs made for Japan only, with front-loaded horn. The Current drive amp adds a boost around the driver Fs that improved bass response.

Yes, but limited to subwoofers that use speaker level inputs. That type of subwoofer runs off the amplifier’s speaker connectors. So yes, This is a little confusing, or may be a lot confusing, but the amplifier can be hooked up to speakers and a subwoofer of that type at the same time. REL subs are specifically designed with that application in mind.

Well, it shows that reading is not the same thing as using. I used it with the LRS. I’m not saying it played super loud, but it was loud enough for me

It’s high current

Hey, The 2 watts per channel Decware Zen Triode ampconstantly amazes me. For moderately loud level with moderately sensitive speakers you don't need a lot of power. Power IS required for 90 dB+ levels with dynamic clout-slam, absolutely, even with high sensitivity speakers, but not every listener is looking for that.

Thanks for that zen/aegir/brooklyn comp on the 600mII review! As a Brooklyn Amp owner with a Zen in production, I can’t wait to make this evaluation myself 😀

I have also the VMV...use it with Dynaudio Heritage...only 85 db but with goed behaviour concerning impedance...is very good when playing not too loud...

Yes!

I couldn't believe it also. It looks like a Chinese amp.

I believe Bakoon JP (the original Bakoon) wanted their name back from Bakoon Intl (korean version) (now Enleum)

OK, I hear you. But my job here is to present a wide variety of products for entertainment and information purposes. This isn’t the shopping network!

@@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac Not criticizing you, however, that condescending "shopping network" comment sounds like a slam on your viewers who cant or won't pay outrageous prices for audio gear. I can afford it, but I have more common sense than to buy it.

@@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac thank you for reviewing this amp, but I agree that a Korean-made engineered and made amp, is just an American company looking for a specific group to sell to.

I agree, I'm not sure where that price tag is coming from! What are the components that are lifting the price that high??

@@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac I think the subscriber makes a very valid observation! Shopping Network or not.

Absolutely!

My buddy ditched his Enleum 23 and he uses the Deville's as well. He preferred both the Valvet E3 and Luxman 595 over the Enleum for the Fleetwoods. Just sayin so you might want to check em out if you can

had a chance to demo one locally (595), its good…but like steve mentioned, it was just another amp for me…the Enleum (bakoon) sounds more natural, yet lively, especially when the speakers start to approach sensitivity over 91 (1w/1m) or so.. also the Devilles are low excursion/stiff, I wouldn’t add anything that needs to control it more than what it already does so well naturally. You’re just artificially punching and stopping the woofer more… The 595, compared to the Enleum is a more flexible amp for folks who arent settled on what lies ahead in the future in their mains…. The Enleum (Bakoon) sound put me on a more focused path of what to look for should i ever change my speakers…my previous amps kind of left me uncertain to the next pairing. Enleum (Bakoon) doesn’t do this…it will be with me for a long time. If i can pull out the ‘my buddy…’ card too, (oem’s published his speaker reviews’ - not to mention an Ongaku amp collecting dust in his garage lol!) the Valvet gives the typical class A sound - whats new? Enleum is much aware of the Deville pairing. But thanks for the rec, no harm no foul! 👍🏼

@@labalo5 Just repeating what his experience was. Everybody's tastes are different. I have the Fleetwoods too and over a dozen amps in the stable so looking forward to seeing what works best for my individual taste. I hear the Enleum works well with the Cube Nenuphar's which I also have laying around so might pick up the 23R for myself.

@@billiondollarbaby3276 i hear yah..! No harm, no foul - all passion!

I hear you, but it doesn’t have to be expensive! There’s lots of terrific affordable gear on the market. And I cover that and the expensive stuff, I want to show what’s out there. That’s all. Thanks for watching

$6250!!! Way too expensive! How can it sound $5K better than an NAD? Not to mention the Topping PA5 for a mere $349!

There is no way it's worth over $6,000.

@@robertjermantowicz8619 Way too many problems with the Topping PA5... Pass on that one

Prima Luna isnt an Audiophile Brand. Mid-Fi