Monday, April 1, 2013

Marantz 8B


I have using for Audio Space WE300B PP power amplifier for quite sometime, however I have switched using the Marantz 8B again, I still find that the WE300B is more mellow in the mid range, and less bright in the hi frequency range. 8B has a lot more power than WE300B, but the overall performance is to be fair, is more balanced, but yet does not have the sweetness of WE300B, Well let me using it for a longer period of them first as the tubes, capacity, resistor need some hours for run in though the amplifier has been using for many years!

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  1. Joe BigliogoJuly 25, 2013 at 9:44 PM

    Swap out the Mullards with GE fat boy 6CA7s in triode operation. You will get the "magic" midrange combined with transparent highs and lows.
    I have this same amp with parts and power supply modernization. This is not recommended for collectors as the 8Bs value is tied to maintaining the original parts. But if the sound is most important, the 8B with these mods is better than any amp I've heard. At the very least, try the GEs (if you can get them) and run in triode operation. You will thank me.

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    1. HK SnobSeptember 5, 2014 at 3:29 PM

      Joe,
      i need to change it hardware design?how? is fat boy K T77 same?
      thanks
      HK Snob

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