Tungsram E80CC

Tungsram E80CC

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“The Tungsram are brighter on the high frequencies anda little coolerregarding the midrangeproducing accurate sonics without beingthe least bit sterile sounding in my applications.” Read

“Tungsram sounds much more precise, open, and clear, with more resolution top-to-bottom.” Read

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Bottlehead Crack headphone amplifier

Bottlehead Crack headphone amplifier

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I had my eyes on Crack for quite some time. I’m going though phases of getting different types of tube amp -PP, SET, Hybrid, OTL – and comparing them to one anoher. Now it was time for OTL (Output Transformer Less) and based on my research one of the best representatives of the OTL amplifiers is Bottlehead Crack (price $279).

Crack comes in form of a kit or the company can put it together for you. I decided to go DIY route – it’s much more fun like that and I would be more familiar with internal structure of the amp that way. It took me 2 weeks to get the package in the mail – Eileen from Bottlehead was very helpful and responsive – kudos to the company that not only provides a well regarded product, but also has great people working there.

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