Just bought a Tron 211 amplifier thoughts on 211 Tubes and Speaker Efficiency Needed

[Vann9594]

I just bought a used Tron 211 stereo amplifer. It’s an earlier one having been updated with Interstage transformer and internals to match closely to latest model. Its rated at 12w per channel, I currently also have Miyajima 2010 OTL mono’s used with Herron Audio VTSP 360 ESP Reference preamp and VTPH-2a phono preamp, SW1X DAC III SPX, TotalDac D1 Streamer, SOTA Nova table with Ana Might Sound TNT 15A Copper MC Cartridge. My speakers are MHorns Mummy V3 speakers at 93db efficiency. Now that I got all that out of the way, the Miyajima’s sound fantastic with the MHorns. I am looking for 211 tubes to try, what the expections are from a 211 amp? I have owned many 300b, 45 and 2a3 amps over the years but have never tried on of the larger tube SET amps.

Thanks for any input…

Don

 

[Glide3]

I have used/use 211 amps and tubes for years with various speakers.
I am not familiar with the Tron 211 stereo amp so can’t comment on what to expect from that amp. I do have a Tron Syren GT preamp and know Graham does great work.
There are some great 211 tube choices and these are the ones I currently have/use
211GE vt 4c
Elrog 211 and 242 (molybdenum) I prefer the 242 but the price is dear
STC 242 a there is both a Spanish and English version, they sound different
Amperex 211
Telefunken RS237
I don’t think you can go wrong with any of these and the price and availability varies quite a bit so that is a factor
My personal favorites are the Amperex, Elrog 242 and Tele RS237
I have heard nice things about the AN4242e but have no personal experience with those.
I think you will enjoy the 211 and your system seems well capable of letting them sing

 

[Glide3]

Also….here is the system
The 211 amps are in the back right and left.
Most of my equipment is DIY/custom or modified in some way.

 

[Vann9594]

Thank you for the response. The amp comes with a pair of the GE 211 VT4c tubes and I am picking up a pair of Amperex 211’s from a good friend of mine here in town. I will have the amp most likely after Thanksgiving and I am looking foward to how it compares to the Miyajima OTL’s which I am never going to get rid of. I love your setup what are the Speakers in the photo?

 

[Glide3]

Thank you for the response. The amp comes with a pair of the GE 211 VT4c tubes and I am picking up a pair of Amperex 211’s from a good friend of mine here in town. I will have the amp most likely after Thanksgiving and I am looking foward to how it compares to the Miyajima OTL’s which I am never going to get rid of. I love your setup what are the Speakers in the photo?View attachment 140344

Excellent…you should be well served with those 211 tubes. Lovely set-up.
Thank you for the nice comment, the speakers are DIY, so a one off. They are all field coil and using Maxonic tweeter (T501) and midrange (S301) with Wolf Von Langa Bass driver. The power supply (big box on the floor on the left) is Tungar tube and has three independent rails …one rail for each pair of drivers. The speaker project was completed a couple months ago so the drivers and crossovers are still breaking in. The sound is very good currently and steadily improving.

 

[saturdayboy]

The GE are the most available/affordable of the vintage types and sound pretty great. RCA a bit more money, and a bit better sounding. The really old metal plate ones are supposed to be the best. The cheap Chinese ones sound decent, but aren’t as reliable/well made.

 

[Vann9594]

The amplifier arrived and it’s absolutely incredible sounding, I was able to pickup a pair of Amperex 211’s with the the bronze colored metal base and they definitely are better than the GE so as fantastic as it sounded with the GE tubes it’s a step up with the Amperex tubes in place. Thank you for your responses and I feel like my gear journey is complete…except for a TotalDac Dac

 

[Glide3]

That’s great
Look for a pair of a Telefunken RA237 and they will play in the same sandbox as the Amperex…you might even like them better!
We have very similar taste….i have the Total Dac D-1 direct and love it.
Enjoy the music!