Bakoon Amp-41R and 51R integrated amps using SATRI circuit

[transience]

A friendly fellow visited me to hear my Zu Definitions 4 based system, and his positive experience means he's adding Druids 6 to a shortlist of spkrs he's considering, headed by Wolf Von Langa Son field coils.

The Zus are 101dB 16 Ohms, the Sons 95dB 8 Ohms. He will be listening in a standard living space maybe a little smaller than 18x12.

I've recommended the Bakoon 13R and 41R to him, 25W and 50W. He's also looking at the flagship Vinnie Rossi 100W DHT/SS hybrid. LTA 50W integrated and Pass Labs 45W on Icon Audio AVC also contenders.

Any thoughts especially on Bakoon powering the WVL Sons, or Zu Druids?

I have been partnering the WvL Son speakers with an SA Lab Thunderbird SE (25wpc into 8ohms) in a large one room loft space (about 1500 sq ft) to what I at least feel is superb effect. My digital source, a Tron Atlantic DAC, has rather low gain into the modestly insensitive SA Lab input, and even still I have plenty of headroom.

As such, I suspect the Bakoon 13r would be amply powerful for them.

 

[KeithR]

Can you run the Bakoon 41 as just an amp? (disable the preamp/volume control)

 

[wil]

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[AMR / iFi audio]

I am still amazed by the incorporation of SATRI circuitry which amplifies the current and not voltage.

Can you run the Bakoon 41 as just an amp? (disable the preamp/volume control)

Their website does not mention much. Cannot see any switch on the Bakoon 41. Perhaps you have an option to bypass it through the remote, but could not find the manual.

 

[marmota]

Can you run the Bakoon 41 as just an amp? (disable the preamp/volume control)

Not the best decision, IMHO, because the Bakoon amps are variable gain amplifiers, not integrated amplifiers. Their volume control implementation is as close to "no volume control" as possible. You'll be adding an extra stage (at best) and losing resolution doing it.

 

[vert]

Has anyone tried replacing the stock fuse in the amp 41?

I had both the QSA Yellow and SR Purple, and after the fuse break-in period, the amp sounded washed out.

I put the stock fuse back in, and everything sounded good again.

So there's something about the after market fuses the amp doesn't play well with in the long run.

 

[AMR / iFi audio]

How long did your break-in period last?

 

[vert]

200 hours for the SR purple.

I think the amp runs too hot for these aftermarket fuses.

The label actually came off the Purple fuse.

 

[spiritofmusic]

That amp is really hot stuff.

 

[AMR / iFi audio]

200 hours for the SR purple.

I think the amp runs too hot for these aftermarket fuses.

The label actually came off the Purple fuse.

I think in that case it may not be the best idea. On the other hand, too hot is hard to define, some amps are meant to generate heat.

 

[mcduman]

this company is now called enleum. i never understood their history, is it a korean, japanese or us company?

https://www.hear.audio/2021/08/02/bakoon-international-re-launches-as-enleum/

 

[vert]

The amp designer is Korean.

I gave my amp-41 its own dedicated line, not shared with any other component.

And wow it woke up.

So we don’t even know what a component is truly capable of unless we have the right ancillary things in place.

 

[Jono]

The SATRI circuit design and development is not Korean.It is all a product of Bakoon Japan.The Korean made amps are basically just the Bakoon Japan circuit designs made under license .It is a bit like what Mercedes does with the Nissan Navara.The Japanese Bakoons appear to be much better value to me but I can see why some people might prefer the aesthetics and build quality of the Korean versions.

 

[Low325]

@vert - good to see another bakoon owner on the board. I have yet to get a dedicated circuit to my Hifi..the wife doesnt want any unsightly conduit outside our home, and it’s that much harder to find a contractor to hide it slick inside the home. Grrr…

@Jono - agree. It was aesthetically more pleasing to me to obtain Bakoon International amps, and there was a remote. A little creature comfort goes a long way.

 

[Low325]

A new AMP 54R was just announced in prototype form. The design itself has always turned my head.
Time will tell what sort of strides were made to ensure the SQ is taken to a new level and most importantly accepted by the high tables ;-)

 

[Hyperion]

The new AMP-54R looks very special to not say amazing based on specs. and the very first images received today.

Enleum will also offer two optional modules for this amplifier - a streaming DAC + Phono.

/ Marcus, www.perfect-sense.se

 

[Low325]

Amazing design. Looks like it’s floating with the flat power supply as a foot.

 

[vert]

I used a DAC-21 with HPA-21, and then with an amp-41 happily for many years.

I sold the DAC-21 and went on a long DAC journey . . Merason DAC1, Modwright CXN, Audiomat Maestro 3 Ref.

I came back to the DAC-21, upgraded my streamer to an Aurender N20.

DAC-21 + amp 41 sound better than ever today.

It’s the synergy between the two, and the DAC-21 is just musically right.