![]() It does seem to be gentle on tubes as mine seem to be lasting a really long time. It has lots of protective fuses inside so if you have any tube issues, as I did when trying to get EH KT-88s that survived shipment, it will blow the fuses quickly so have some spares. BTW, 6550 tubes will work but sound terrible. I have heard rumor that EH have improved their KT88 tube in this regard but cannot confirm. I had a terrible time getting a good set from Rogue and The Tube Store simply said they would rather not try and ship them at all. The problem is these tubes are extremely sensitive to shipping damage. It sounds best with Electro Harmonic KT88 tubes that originally ship with the amp. I’m sure the fan is just rumbling against the metal case and be dampened out. I have planned to get inside to see if it can be modified to mitigate the sound of the fan but moving it around is such a pain. The fan makes noise that is easily heard at very low volumes if you closer than 6-7 feet away. Decide where you want to put it and plan to leave it there or have some help when you do move it. The amp weighs a ton and is not easy to get grip on it when trying to move it around. Yes, I've heard better, like the Audio Research LS-5 and Classic 30/60/120, but then the Tempest does not cost nearly so much. Imaging is good too with adequate dynamic contrast. It sounds quick but doesn't come across like solid state gear or have an over etched quality. The sound is open and detailed with a nice tube ambiance. Highly Recommended to owners of the MKI Tempest. I have been running it this way for over a year with no problems. This was a huge improvement and made the amp much more robust sounding and there were no apparent drawbacks to the switch. After checking with Rouge to assure it would not overtax the heater supply, I tried the 12BZ7. If anything I wish it had a bit more bottom end and sounded a bit more detailed when listening at really low volume levels.Ī friend suggested I replace the input tube 12AX7 with a 12BZ7 as is often done on some Cary amps. The Tempest has the openness of tubes without the bloat or sloppy bass of some gear. I prefer tubes but do not want the complexity of separate components. I've bought this used on Audiogon after hearing one at a friend's home and it seemed to fit my needs. 3 year limited warranty (6 months on tubes).Fully tested, burned-in, and auditioned.Active outputs for subwoofer or biamping.6 inputs (phono*, CD, tuner, tape, aux, preamp).User selectable triode or ultralinear output.Ultra-wide bandwith output transformers. ![]()
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