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Audio Research VT-130 SE
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Dette er en «All tube» effektforsterker som yter 110 rørwatt og driver selv de mest tungdrevne høyttalerene med letthet.
Har vært er perfekt match til min Audio Research Ref 40 forforsterker og Revel Ultima Salon II høyttalere.
NB Kan leveres på strekningen Kr.sand - Oslo mandag 15.04.2024.
Selges med nesten nye rør (280 timer).
Forsterkeren fremstår kosmetisk som ny, og er i perfekt stand teknisk med original 6550 rørbestykning.
Med en ekstremt overdimensjonert strømforsyning og 2X110 W i 16, 8 og 4 ohm kontrollerer den problemfritt praktisk talt alt av høyttalere.
Biasjustering foretas enkelt på fronten. Dette er en fantastisk vellydende forsterker og regnes som en av AR's mest velkonstruerte og attraktive produkter noen gang.
Skal visstnok være ett av kun to eksemplarer solgt i Skandinavia. Så her er en enestående mulighet til å skaffe seg en mint og 100% fungerende hifi-klassiker.
Omtale fra eiere av VT-130SE:
Rick Shavatt
an Audiophile
«This amplifier came to my attention at our local Audiophile Stereo shop. It was alternating with the Mark Levinson model 33 mega expensive power amp. They were driving the Wilson Audio XL1's. This unit has the most realistic 3 dimensional and palpable instrument presentation I have ever heard. The stage depth was enough to make my jaw drop. Talk about reach out and touch someone, it was really incredible. I'm sorry to say the Levinson didn't fare anywhere near as well. Flat soundstage and solid state sizzly highs. The opposite extreme was true for the VT130SE. This unit has an enormous power supply and with either the 6550 or KT88 power tubes it blows anything away in its price class of $7500. I recently heard the VT100 and it is also very nice but definitely the poor boy cousin. No voltage meters, less power storage capacity and no biasing meters. The VT130SE has both voltage input, as well as biasing adjustment meters on the faceplate; which is a must at this level of sonic accuracy. It also puts out 130w/ch at soft clipping, a lot of tube watts and dynamic power highs and lows.»
Dan lini
an Audiophile
«I'v had the VT130se for 2 years. Its an all tube balanced power amplifier. Its 130 watts. The VT 130se has adjustable biasing and voltage input readings through its faceplate meters. The sound of this Audio Research is amazing. it has that nice tube sound, with a great soundstage and nice detail.»
Peter
Audio Enthusiast
STRENGTH:
Soundstaging, Control, transparency
WEAKNESS:
Only balanced inputs
«Before I bought the VT 130SE, I was contemplating between the VT100 and the VT130SE. I had read reviews about the VT100 and it seemed like the amp for me. The VT100 was also substantially cheaper and upon an audition, it sounded really good with excellent soundstaging and really deep bass. It however sounded solid state in that it was bright sounding with certain music. It certainly put to rest the old notion of tube amps being very warm sounding.
I then chanced upon a used VT130SE. Now, THAT is an amp. It is big and macho with 2 big meters in the front. It is also about 2 feet deep with handles on both the front and the rear. It looked hunkered between the speakers as though it would spring up like the beast it looked. The Bryston 3BST looked positively diminutive! I was smitten. At about US$3,200 for a 3+ year old amp, I was apprehensive. After all, the VT100 was about US$1,200 cheaper and is after all, a newer model. I could not unfortunately get the opportunity to audition the 2 amps side by side.
The shop that sold the VT130SE had a pretty bad listening room but from what little I heard, I decided to take the chance and buy it. I felt that it was a better buy than the VT100 aesthetic aside. It seemed to hold its value better as the VT100 was sold in greater numbers in S'pore.
Now, I do not have a balanced pre-amp (the ARC LS7) nor do I have the funds at present to buy one. I am using a connector that allows me to use single-ended interconnects. Yeah, I know about how compromised it is but hey, that's life. I am saving up to buy the LS25.
The miserable connection problem aside, the VT130SE is fantastic and has transformed my listening. I always had a problem with my system and my bedroom where my hifi is kept. I suffer from listening fatigue. I could not listen to music for more than a few hours before I would get tired from the bright sounding system. I do not suffer from fatigue anymore when I listen to the VT130SE. And I can listen at higher level.
My listening room is untreated and I do not want to have any acoustic treatment on the walls of my bedroom. I value aesthetics above acoustic, at least until I have my own dedicated listening room.
Talk about soundstaging. I can reach out and touch the singer. It is a very solid and clear image. Voices are rounded and fuller. The sound is also warmer. Some may call this colouration but to me, it allows me to listen into the music. I finally discovered what depth means. On Spanish Harlem (Rebecca Pidgeon, Rebecca's voice floated clear and well in front of the music. Desperado by the Eagles on Hell Freezes Over Very real similarly sounded extremely lifelike and goose bumps inducing. It was like having the singer in front of me.
Separation was also another level. I heard in recordings which I have played several hundred times over details which I have never heard before. Even my wife has discoverd these details and she is not an audiophile. If my wife can be impressed, it says something because her attitude is that only audiophiles can tell the difference. Well, she must be an audiophile now!
Bass is an area which I thought may be a problem but with 110 watts and small speakers, this is certainly not an issue for me. I could however hear that the bass of my Bryston was much more detailed and stronger. The bass on my VT130SE was warmer and fuzzier. It was sounded as though a blanket was wrapped around the bass.
I had also mentioned about transparency. Well, let's just say that when I switched on the lights on my CD player, I could tell that the overall sound was brighter. The sound also lost its warmth. This effect was something which I had read about in the magazines but I had never been able to achieve with my previous amps.
Let's just say that I am very impressed with the VT130SE especially as the connection is compromised. The speakers and CD player are also not in the same league but the difference at present is like night and day. I can't wait to save enough money for a LS25 and a better CD player to be able to hear the VT130SE in full.»
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