Chienmortbb Posted December 11 Share Posted December 11 (edited) I have the MOSFET version but am wondering what the difference is between them. Has anyone’s tried or owned both? Edited December 11 by Chienmortbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 I had the mosfet one. When I bought it, I could hear negligible difference between it and the valve one, so I thought I might as well save 50 quid. The M may have been a touch brighter, but that was it. Many of these class D amps that boast valve drive just use a single ECC83 in the input stage. I have a Carvin that does just that. It doesn't add much in my experience. Rounds off the sound a little when you push the gain, but that's about it. You aren't going to get a full-on valve overdrive out of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted December 12 Author Share Posted December 12 1 hour ago, Dan Dare said: I had the mosfet one. When I bought it, I could hear negligible difference between it and the valve one, so I thought I might as well save 50 quid. The M may have been a touch brighter, but that was it. Many of these class D amps that boast valve drive just use a single ECC83 in the input stage. I have a Carvin that does just that. It doesn't add much in my experience. Rounds off the sound a little when you push the gain, but that's about it. You aren't going to get a full-on valve overdrive out of them. That was my thought and some reviews say you cannot get a real clean tone. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted December 14 Author Share Posted December 14 Well the Veyron is now for sale, nothing wrong with it but I now have a NAD pending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted December 15 Share Posted December 15 On 12/12/2024 at 17:36, Dan Dare said: I had the mosfet one. When I bought it, I could hear negligible difference between it and the valve one, so I thought I might as well save 50 quid. The M may have been a touch brighter, but that was it. Many of these class D amps that boast valve drive just use a single ECC83 in the input stage. I have a Carvin that does just that. It doesn't add much in my experience. Rounds off the sound a little when you push the gain, but that's about it. You aren't going to get a full-on valve overdrive out of them. I have a Carvin BX700 and have the same opinion, but more so. I can't detect any difference between the Valve and solid state settings. Perhaps my ears are shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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