The most dynamic Tube amp in the world? 🤔Cayin CS150 Tube integrated amp review.

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  @MusicLover-01 · 5 years ago

  Any KT above KT66 tends to go in a boring (slightly dry) direction for me personally, however this KT150 in triode mode grabbed me, very pleasant sound and exciting to think of the harder to drive speakers it opens up to tubes. Triode sound slows things down a touch and allows you to be drawn into the magic, very impressive.

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• DA

  @daveycrockett5738 · 5 years ago

  It’s definitely more fun when you talk about stuff nobody else talks about like I love videos like this keep doing you buddy you’re the best.

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• RE

  @rexoliver7780 · 4 years ago

  22DE4-this brought back memories of old tubed TV's-the 22DE4 was used as a damper tube in the horizontal out stage as a damper tube.Did two things in a TV-suppresed oscillation from the deflection yoke and derived the B+ boost voltages. Then KT family of tubes-their ancestor was the good 'ol 6L6 derived by Cunnigham Electronics during WW2.The 6L6 made for compact and efficient audio amps for aircraft-tank radios!

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• MI

  @mikegoddard7354 · 5 years ago

  Thomas has the most back breaking job in the entire world, no sarcasm

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• LU

  @lukerabin5079 · 5 years ago (edited)

  You are so right. I still, even 40 years later would stand by my feeling that a 20w Macintosh valve amp sounded and felt much louder than a 100w Luxman integrated amp of the day. And thank you so much for the a/b listening to the UL vs Triode mode. I definitely think the triode mode suits my ears better.

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  @Bob-B.0007 · 5 years ago (edited)

  Thomas, THANKS for educating me about this wonderful Cayin CS-150 Tube Amp that you and your friends have shared and reviewed. <br>What fun you have all have had!!!👍🏼...except for the lifting! 🏋️

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  @budgetaudiophilelife-long5461 · 5 years ago

  🤗 WOW …what a DIFFERENCE …<br>PLEASE KEEP HAVING FUN 👍 and broadening &nbsp;our experience 🤔 THANKS AGAIN😍😍😍

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• NE

  @netnakul · 5 years ago

  Would love to see house sound comparison with Line Magnetic and Opera Consonance

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• BI

  @billbones1000 · 5 years ago

  Love it Thomas! &nbsp;Of all the YouTube hifi reviewers your evolution as a listener is really front and center. &nbsp;I went from I don&apos;t get this guy with his high powered solid state amps and ultra detailed speakers a few years ago to I really dig this guy with his tube amps and musical speakers!

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  @soowat1190 · 5 years ago

  Those listening rooms of your friends are gorgeous. &nbsp;Thank you everyone participate in this great review.

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  @michaelmonroe5798 · 5 years ago

  Great review. Thanks Thomas. I call the Cayin CS150 and the Concept 500s my own and couldn‘t be happier—it‘s a great combination. But I upgraded the capacitors in the preamp stage of the Cayin and replaced them with Jupiters which further improved the mid-bass of this combination, adding even more punch and realism.

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  @christophe2691 · 5 years ago

  thank you Thomas for this video, very fair, concerning the Cayin CS150A amplifier, what I can say is that this new amplifier was quite lively in the medium / high frequencies, sorry for my language, because I am French, but after several weeks of wear of the electronic tubes, the sound is excellent in the medium / high register, almost perfect, a great dynamic, the 6NS7 Tung Sol tubes of the preamplification stage need some time to set the tone. better. this is arguably my best amplifier. however, there is also a Cayin preamplifier, the SC 6LS MK2. a marvel to discover, exceptional quality, coupled with a professional Yamaha PX8 power unit on Cabasse Clipper M1, it&apos;s woaw ... <br>the components of the preamp SC6lsmk2 are of quality, resistors takman, nichicon, real cap etc etc etc magnificent! the sound, transparent, detailed, deep, dynamic. :)

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