Attn: Kingrex
Yes, good spotting mate. That 40% in improvement is from my previous ET5 to the ART88. At the moment, I'm using the CT5, which has been slightly modded towards a custom- sound that I wanted to match with my CJ monoblocks. The monoblocks have also been modded to a higher Class A bias operation. This was purposely done to drive my ML CLX's optimally. I didn't want to stress the tooobs, so this particular type of mod really helped.
Since this combination is mighty fine, I don't have any intentions to upgrade at all. Although the ART88 would be fabulous, without a doubt. I would need to upgrade other gear in order to be on par with the supreme reference quality of the ART88. This is seriously something that I'm not willing to do, no matter how damn good it sounds. I'm not getting any younger and I'm getting tired of all this tooob maintenance. Heck! As it is, I've already got plenty plenty of tooobs in the rig. So I'll just keep things simple.
Note: from GATS2 to ART88, I would sincerely believe the improvement is around the 15-20% if at all. The thing is, at this high level of performance, I wouldn't really term it as an "improvement," rather I'd say the two preamps just sound different. Like I said, the GATS2 has buffered SS output stage, whereas the ART88 is all tooob, no buffered stage whatsoever. Having either one is mighty mighty fine, it's just a matter of preference where some owners may still prefer their GAT preamps.
Cheers, and enjoy those finest tunes!
Woof! RJ
Oh! Here's a pic of the TEA2SE Max, thought you might like it. As CJ says, "it just sounds right."
Yes, good spotting mate. That 40% in improvement is from my previous ET5 to the ART88. At the moment, I'm using the CT5, which has been slightly modded towards a custom- sound that I wanted to match with my CJ monoblocks. The monoblocks have also been modded to a higher Class A bias operation. This was purposely done to drive my ML CLX's optimally. I didn't want to stress the tooobs, so this particular type of mod really helped.
Since this combination is mighty fine, I don't have any intentions to upgrade at all. Although the ART88 would be fabulous, without a doubt. I would need to upgrade other gear in order to be on par with the supreme reference quality of the ART88. This is seriously something that I'm not willing to do, no matter how damn good it sounds. I'm not getting any younger and I'm getting tired of all this tooob maintenance. Heck! As it is, I've already got plenty plenty of tooobs in the rig. So I'll just keep things simple.
Note: from GATS2 to ART88, I would sincerely believe the improvement is around the 15-20% if at all. The thing is, at this high level of performance, I wouldn't really term it as an "improvement," rather I'd say the two preamps just sound different. Like I said, the GATS2 has buffered SS output stage, whereas the ART88 is all tooob, no buffered stage whatsoever. Having either one is mighty mighty fine, it's just a matter of preference where some owners may still prefer their GAT preamps.
Cheers, and enjoy those finest tunes!
Woof! RJ
Oh! Here's a pic of the TEA2SE Max, thought you might like it. As CJ says, "it just sounds right."
