2016年9月16日 · OTL boasts the lack of output transformers and claims the sound comes directly form the tubes. SET designs, on the other hand, more or less have a huge output transformer as the heart of the system. Both have a very distinct sound, neither of which I …

2009年4月17日 · SET means Single-Ended Triode. A triode is a three-electrode amplification tube, and a single-ended triode amplifier is one where only a single triode tube acts as the gain stage.

2016年12月20日 · SET OPT amps: Said to have a gorgeous and clean midrange but sometimes doesn't have the best bass or treble extension, good micro detail, more open and spacious. OTL: More of a pure design that side-steps barriers that transformers introduce but has pairing limitations. Best bass and treble extension. Best with higher impedances. No OTC to compare?

OTL Vs SET Tube Amplifiers. A SET (or Single-Ended) tube amplifier is the next-best thing to an OTL amp, but it still cannot match up to the quality of sound that the OTL amplifier can offer. A Single Ended amp features just one power tube which connects to an output transformer.

2006年5月27日 · SET is single ended triode which might be either OTL or transformer-coupled. OTL's are better for high impedance phones in general while their quality is in general said to be better than transformer-coupled solution as the transformers when being of high quality get costly due to prices of magnetic materials.

2009年4月17日 · SET vs OTL Could someone tell me the difference between a single-ended triode amp and an output transformerless amp? Is it true that despite its operational inconveniences, a good OTL (eg Tenor Audio) will always sound more "natural" than a good SET (eg a Cary 300SE)?

2016年9月16日 · Every one of them claims their amp provides "best sound for the price" and that "nobody else can possible even come close at this price", and similar pet phrases. SET manufacturers praise SET designs, OTL makers - OTL. Others - accordingly. I read it all, and it seems that everyone is "best". We all know that cannot be the case.

2012年7月19日 · OTL amps really only become necessary with the 600 ohm headphones. The 300 ohm Sennheisers still can be run beautifully from solid state amps, hybrid amps, and transformer-coupled tube amps. They are sort of in that "tweener" range of impedance.

2016年12月19日 · So, while SET OPT's are generally superior to typical OTL's, I don't think it should discourage one from buying a ZDS. Of course, if you have $$$ (prepared to spend least $5K or more for a meaningful upgrade) and want to go for ultimate transparency, SET OPT is …

2014年2月26日 · Hi anyone compared Tenor 75 OTLs vs any SET amps, especially on high efficiency speakers? The only review I found was on 6 moons, comparing Tenor, KR DXL, and Datrzeel.