My new SET 2A3 amp

Hi

I received my SET 2A3 amp from Viren(LYRITA AUDIO) yesterday.First of the quality of packing is first class. It is packed to withstand an explosion. I have seen high end equipment costing lakhs with inferior packing.

I spent the better part of last night listening to the amp.Seven hours of straight listening,and never got the urge(not even an inkling) to shut the system of.

One word to describe the sound FANTASTIC.

This is the best I have heard the Altecs. This amp walks all over the Quads,Leaks, Dynacos and Mcintosh.The other amps are good and I held the Quads in high regard when paired with the Altecs ,but this is in another class.

The detail retrieval,imaging and soundstage is terrific.Low level information and background information shows up clearly.

The sound is also three dimensional. Ambient clues of the recording venue which I did not hear with any other amp make recordings spooky real.The bass is tight and full.

I tried different GZ34 valves,but found that the BEL is the perfect match. The Mullard,RCA and Brimar sound very good and a little softer.I prefer the bass with the BEL,which is contrary to my experience with the Leaks and Dynaco amps where the Mullard,and RCA were better than the BEL.

I plan to spend the weekend at home listening to the amp,with the Altecs and Tannoy Golds.I am wondering how much better the sound will get as the amp breaks in.

I would like to mention that it is a pleasure to deal with Viren.He is not worried about the money he truly cares about what he does and his products. I hope his level of service is emulated by other Hi-Fi dealers.(No offence to members who are dealers but some dealers are pretty tardy)


Regards
Rajiv

Congrats Rajiv.
What are you pairing the amp with (speakers and source)?

Hi Rajiv,

I too have heard good things about Lyrita's amps. Must audition some time.

IME tubes take 150-200 hours to start sounding their best during which time the sound goes through many changes. It's also incredible how different the same tube from another manufacturer sounds.

What is the rest of your setup?

Hi,

Congrats Rajiv on your new purchase ! and most importantly for having faith in an indian product and having it seen delivering the best sound you've heard !!


Please do elaborate about the set-up and the disc's used to audition etc etc for us to better understand the sound ( coz its very sad that we cannot hear it ), Am not that greatly surprised to hear the BEL valves sound better,but must admit that its bit of news that it beat some very competent makes that you've mentioned !!


Regards.

Hi

Thanks guys.

Right now the amp is connected to my Altec horn loudspeakers(515B woofer and 288-16G compression driver crossed over at 1200 Hz first order).The sources are a Marantz cd63se,and a LP12/Ittok/ Karma with a Naim phono stage.

Tomorrow I will hook up the 15 inch Tannoy Monitor Golds.

Soundsgreat I have heard products from Lyrita ,Corrson and Audire and will always maintain that these companies make products that are world class.Their products are way better than most imported name brands in their price range . In fact they are better than some super expensive products.

Bel valves are very good and it is one of the best kept secrets in audio.The Bel plant in B'lore was set up with help from Mullard and used their tooling . The BEL small signal valves are the same as the Mullard ,Phillips etc.Mullard was a subsidiary of Phillips.The gz34 valves were made using components from GE . If you look at the base of a BEL gz34 it will have USA moulded on it.The BEL el84 is a superb valve and is far better than any modern el84 .

The Mullard GZ34 is the best of its type but Viren has voiced his amp using the BEL GZ34 so it sounds better in this amp.


Regards
Rajiv

Hi,

Rajiv I already told you that Am not atall surprised with the results of the BEL, As I have undergone training in various devisions in BEL( Semiconductor devision under TEMIC Austria project,HMC(Hybrid Micro Circuit) Devision,HF assembly (High Frequency components for Military Radars) etc ) for about 3+years so I know their production base very well and also their capabilities !! its just that,its still available and you could test with that good result was what I highlighted !!

As with the other products Except Corrson(will not comment for Obvious reasons) ,I have not heard so I don't know how they sound or their potential !!


Regards.

Hi Rajiv,
Nice to learn you got your 2A3 from Lyrita. I never knew such good amps and tubes are being manufactured locally in India.
I am sure you are enjoying them as much as I did when I got my 2A3 amp. SET about 6 years back.
I have a Sun Audio 2A3 DIY SET amp. which I enjoy a lot.
In case you are from Delhi I can listen to it. Is there any dealer in Delhi for Lyrita products. Which other amps they make. Do they have a web site.
I am using Electroharmonix 2A3 tubes white ceremic base which are also very good. I did try famous RCA 2A3 but i don't think they are as good as people talk about them.
Which tubes you use. I use 2tubes 6SN7 (GE)and 2 tubes 2A3 (EH )and 1 rectfier tube RCA 5U4GB
Also let me know about BEL tubes. You mean the vacuum tubes are still being manufactured in India.
Regards
SKR

Hi,

SKR my friend the Lyrita from delhi only !! so no need to go any dealer !! go directly to them and have a look at the products.


Here's the address and the contact person (Owner I think)

Lyrita Audio
L-458 Sarita Vihar
New Delhi 110 076
Phone : 91-11-4140 1143
email : viren.bakhshi@gmail.com
Contact : Viren Bakhshi

Regards.

Lyrita Audio has a web site as well:
Lyrita Audio

You can see photos of the amp as well as from an evening with Mr. Bakhshi, here:
http://www.hifi-forum.de/index.php?a...6&postID=47#47

Hi SKR,

Lyrita Audio is based in Delhi.You can contact Viren on 011-41401143.

Lyrita Audio

viren.bakhshi@gmail.com

The Sun 2A3 is very highly rated,I would love to hear it,but I am based in Madras,maybe one day.

What speakers do you use with your amp?
Viren supplies the Shuguang 2A3C tubes,NOS 5687 tubes .The rectifier is a BEL GZ34.

Bel stopped production of tubes a few years ago.What is available are NOS .

Regards
Rajiv