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- From: al@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Alan Peterman)
- Newsgroups: rec.audio
- Subject: Re: MOSFET power amps?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.035500.13795@qiclab.scn.rain.com>
- Date: 23 Jan 93 03:55:00 GMT
- Article-I.D.: qiclab.1993Jan23.035500.13795
- References: <MJKOBB.93Jan20201400@media-lab.media.mit.edu>
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- Organization: SCN Research/Qic Laboratories of Tigard, Oregon.
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- In article <MJKOBB.93Jan20201400@media-lab.media.mit.edu> mjkobb@media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb) writes:
- >
- > I was wondering if any of the audiophile companies have employed a
- >similar approach to home audio amps to get a warmer, more tube-like
- >tone out of their hardware, without the extra size, heat, expense,
- >etc. of tubes.
-
- Back in the mid 80's a company called "New York Audio Labs" went
- even one step better - they mated tube driver stages to MOSFET
- power transistors, and came out with the MOSCODE series of
- power amplifiers. Very nice sound, with the warmth of tubes
- and MOSFETS and none of the negatives of high power tubes. They
- are still available used...the Moscode 300 being the most common
- unit sells in the $350-600 range depending on condition and
- modifications. It puts out 150 WPC and is a sweet amp. The
- Moscode 600 is a bit rarer, rated at 300 WPC and goes in the $500-900
- range.
-
- In newer stuff some of the Soundcraftsmen amps use Mosfets, as
- does the NAD 208, and the Madison Fielding amps use Mosfet
- power transistors with tube/hybrid driver stages. Even some
- of the Hafler stuff is Mosfet, and affordable.
-
-
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