Given the experiences of our MingDa owners, I have an interest in getting my hands on one of these amps. At the moment I run a 2W set which is fine for my 96db speakers, but limits option for other less sensitive speakers. Plus, from observations so far, I should also be looking at an improvement in tone, timbre and musicality.
I'm planning to get over to Murray's place to have a listen to get a sense for what Flemo's old amp can do.
I'm also building a list of mods that I've picked up from reading on this forum and will put it up at a later stage for confirmation and as a resource.
I've made some inquiries to MingDa, who have indicated that they have a new product this year called the 'Spirit EU 34'. This uses 6SL7 in place of the 12A?7. There is a change to the circuit as a result. It will also cost a bit more, but not sure how much.
I would mainly plan to use this as a power amp, but still like the flexibility of using it as an integrated, especially if the performance beats my existing preamp. Do you think this new model likely to be a step up from the original model?
My other question is, how does the first watt perform? Most people use this with an 86db ML1, but I will mostly use a 96db wide ranger.
Simon