I had a somewhat similar mini-amp before in bedroom, connected to homemade 1-way speakers and a Bluetooth receiver. A 21st century tube radio, if you will. This amp probably has similar switched-mode power supply which allows to use a small and cheap power transformer. And after 2 years of heavy use a key semiconductor component in the power supply just broke, and local shop concluded it's not worth reparing.
But I really liked the sound, it was very loud for its watts as tube amps often are, so I joined the drop. This has much larger casing so perhaps it runs cooler. The one that broke was almost too hot to touch after an hour of use. Class A + Tube = warm in every sense of the word.
I like those tube tips you guys gave.
But I really liked the sound, it was very loud for its watts as tube amps often are, so I joined the drop. This has much larger casing so perhaps it runs cooler. The one that broke was almost too hot to touch after an hour of use. Class A + Tube = warm in every sense of the word.
I like those tube tips you guys gave.