[ tube of the month :November 2016 ]
December 28, 2016
CODA : Jaki Liebezeit [ 26 /05/1938 – 22/01/2017 ]
January 22, 2017
We have a great pleasure to announce that the latest revision of Encore 7s radical approach: The Egg -Shell had been reviewed by David Grzyb of Hifi Knights. Prestige 9WST was their first amp and it hit a spot from the beginning. Latest revision brought numerous improvements, by improving a circuit, parts selection and optimisation and adding their wonderful spherical remote to the bunch. Sonically it was and still is our favourite implementation of EL 34 Pentode in SET configuration. Please read whole review under the link here. Find
the highlights of this excellent write up quoted below as a fast to read but very practical and informative summary :
This was one enjoyable ride. All things considered, the outcome with Zeth floorstanders turned out to be great. For the price of 9WST Mk2, that’s a major and very positive surprise. The initial expectations of this scribe were low, said speakers are picky. One needs to nail the amplification in their case, that’s mandatory. But past the very first listen, it became obvious that Polish integrated further augmented by Audiomica Laboratory Excellence loom has what it takes. Let me stress again that the sound was exceptionally pleasant; rich, well-bodied, smooth, coherent, properly textured and vivid. It’s not for me to judge whether the speakers elevate the experience, I’d have to have Bodnars or any other wide-banders nearby to verify this. But what counts is the outcome within my four walls. And after taking price into consideration, it was a grand one in general.
