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No. 16.2 is a style of top-grade integrated tube amplifier with the following highlights: -
300B single-end amplification -
without total loop feedback -
Use of
best capacitors JENSEN M-Cap PHILIPS, etc. -
extraordinary designed transformers with excellent properties far above common level -
frequency response at 5Hz-56Khz -
lower distortion at high frequency -
testing meter with 270° pointer allowing easy control of tubes and their adjustment -
earphone socket -
time-delay function when turn-on to prolong tubes’ service life -
tube-usage-time accumulator to be easy to monitor tubes’ service life
At final stage it uses directly heated tubes, 300B as single-end amplification, and 6SN7 in pre-amplification circuit. Without total loop feedback, its transient intermodulation distortion is very low. Its output power is 9 Watt.
The transformer of No. 16.2 can be called as “a masterpiece”, designed by the Beijing Yushang. The silicon steel sheets its transformer adopts are high silicon orientation ones with minimum magnetic induction intensity 1.9T. On the aspect of dynamic and static test, special coil structure and method of winding make the transformer exceed some of the most excellent ones existing in current world.
Final stage has an anode current testing system equipped with a Japanese CLASS 1.5 electromagnetic type round meter and a select switch. So it is easy for users to monitor the operating mode in final stage and to adjust BIAS in case of tube re-adjustment or tube change via the build-in potentiometers accessible from the top cover.
It comes with IR remote control in solid aluminum enclosure.
Any component and its design show the characteristics of non-compromising that this top-grade amplifier has.
No.16.2 continues to use the creative sandwich structure that designed for No.16.0, with aluminum plate 10mm in thick, which looks dignified, luxurious and rich in connotation. The layout of the three transformers is inverted pyramid in shape and also its weight-distribution and thermal-distribution are quite good.
The sound performance of No.16.2 is full, rich clear and meek; fully show the special magic power that a tube single-end amplifier has. |
