Triode TRV-M88SE Monoblock Amplifiers
Beautifully made and sound great!
Review By Ron Nagle Triode TRV-M88SE Monoblock Amplifiers
Beautifully made and sound great!
Review By Ron Nagle
I have used these reference Aurum Cantus speakers now with a total of six different amplifiers and two of those cost a lot more than the $3,700 dollar TRV-M88SE. And so far, this combination provides the best sound from these loudspeakers. Furthermore, I know these loudspeakers so well that I can listen back through them and hear the amplifier driving them and I know what they impart to the sound. Apparently all what was needed was speed and dynamic ability to show the amp’s inherent tonal accuracy. Am still surprised at how extended the high frequencies are they seem to reach out to dog whistle territory. I love this wide-open airy quality.
The TRI Monoblock Amplifiers, if matched with efficient high-resolution loudspeakers, honor the sound of music with a crystal clear view of the performance. Lest I forget, I place great value on a components ability to portray a detailed realistic stage comprised of depth, width and height. As you should expect a 60-watt tube amplifier will not have the same low frequency transient speed or impact at bass frequencies like some large solid-state amplifiers. But I do not consider this to be a problem since my reference is the human voice or smaller scale ensemble music. I listen primarily to the sound of the human voice because this is what I know best. Am not concerned much about the very deepest of bass notes. What I do want is something tonally accurate with a perfectly integrated frequency spanning continuous balance.