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In the Thread: Devid Berning amplifiers: the anti-trnsformers frenzy?
Post Subject: ConfusingPosted by Merlin on: 9/25/2007
 drdna wrote:
I felt I was listening to the clearest, most neutral, most transparent STEREO ever. But I never once relaxed and believed it was real I never thought "What was Coltrane thinking on that take?" or waited for the musicians to take five.  The ability to convey the essence of Sound was missing. Perfect but unbearable, like staring into the sun.



Interesting perspective considering in the previous thread you posted


"Anyway I actually bought a Berning (not the Sigfried, which I have NOT heard and so I cannot comment on it, and it may be different) early on"


We are discussing the Siegfried in this thread or at least that was my impression.

With regards to hearing the sound of the tubes, the science would seem to back that up. Even a cursory look at the tests carried out by David showing the transfer characteristics at the output would suggest the lack of transformer in the audible frequency range is producing a more faithful representation of the characteristics of the tube. If you have anything that suggests otherwise it would be interesting.

I am constantly surprised by the tangibility of the sound I get in my system, but as I said earlier, the presentations of the ZH270 which you heard (push pull) and the Siegfried (SET) are very different as you would imagine. So I'd recommend you get a listen to it then give us your thoughts. It's quite interesting that the two posters who have owned/experienced the Siegfried are absolutely delighted with the results and see no reason to look elsewhere for their amplification. The rest of the thread is from people who have neither lived with nor heard the amplifier in question, yet feel it's a good idea to question the veracity of it's perceived sonic qualities and debate the wisdom of David's innovations. I rarely find these exchanges to be of benefit so I will pull out now and leave you guys to discuss DSET's in comfort.

As an aside Romy, I find the software you use on your site really frustrating and restricting with regards to quotes and general post layout.

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