Good job Thomas! Wishing you incredible success!

Seems you are going to blow out a lot of other amps in price to performance ratio. Will you also come up with a class d amplifier of your own?

@@santabanta6988 I have been working on a class D amp with tubes but that is a project that will have to take a long time to finish. The problem with bringing this TS A75 to market is the performance is so good that it challenges directly my other pending projects. Meaning, if I bring a $2k class D amp to market, it must beat this TS A75 decisively and right now, I am having a hard time getting it to outperform this amp. If I bring a $1k class D amp to market, and if it is only 60% of this TS A75, then there is no point, might as well save up and get his amp. It only makes sense for me if I can get a $995 amp to market if it is 80% of this amp. If you ever listen to this amp, you will understand it is very hard, afterall this amp can rival $5k amp according to Loic. It is very hard to believe. Loic left this out of the video, he told me in terms of air, it is 90% of a $40k amp he once had. No one will believe that so it was left out of the video.

Will put my trust in you on this one. Looking for new amp was going to go Knki will try this instead. In Thomas i Trust!

I'm truly excited to hear your amplifiers Thomas - way to live the dream!

How did you come across it? Search?

That would officially start world war 3.

If it’s neutral, you’ll be fine.

No rush.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you and happy you liked it.

Lets be honest, to properly explain hifi in any context, it cant be done properly in a 20 minute video, even less so in comments. Understanding all the angles and opinions should be done in a 3hr podcast or conversation. 🤔

Thanks James and the crew!

If your speakers are sensitive, XLR is more quiet, they sound about the same otherwise.

@@ThomasAndStereo Maggies 0.7 so no significant difference then. :-) but thanks!

If the Tyrs aren’t loud enough, you may need to make an appointment with an audiologist.

@@ChicagoRob2 Haha true, the Tyrs get more than loud enough with my current system. I just like to have a good amount of power overhead so I have the option to use less efficient speakers in my system without having to worry about clipping, or getting worse THD using the amp(s) close to max output.

No sir.

@@hificave missed opportunity!

I know it does. I heard it with 702 s3. And wow. The bass output and airy soudnstage is intoxicating with b&w speakers and this amp.

@@hificave thank you my guy. I had a feeling this amp would be the one for B&W from how it's characteristics are described

…tubes vs solid state, integrated vs power amp.

Within reason. Maggies might need more if played over 85db.

Fascinating. 🤔

I don’t know - I still have a 4B ST and it’s a phenomenal amplifier.

Not this time.

good question.

Cant be used as mono. Two different flavors. When talking about class AB I prefer the ts a75… But my preference is the nature of class A sound, so TS120 gets the edge overall because of tonality, and tubes. But comparing a power amp and an integrated amp… is like comparing … an amp and integrated amp 🤪 (insert analogy here).

Personally, if you have the preamp that can allow you to bi amp, my preference would be ts a75 for the fast15, and crown xls for w15. And play with a low pass on the crown until you make fit with the fast15’ frequency range which will depend on your baffle.

Or build or buy an active crossover with gain control between your preamp and the amps.

@@hificave My plan is to used on of the DSP I have on had I have a few. Thanks for the recommendation on the amps.

I find, the risk with short hifi content, its impossible to capture all the variables and angles that define the result. For those who say: if the youtubers says this amp is that good why doesnt he have it in his reference system? Because many can differentiate performance to flavor. And flavor, is personal. I chose a flavor in my reference system, to max out what I value the most, but I am aware of what I am sacrificing to get that, and it gives me a point of reference when I analyze performance. Example, if I want warmth in the mids and crazy resolution and air, often, to get those at a normal price range, I might be sacrificing some bass slam. Or something else.. having it all, at a normal price range is very difficult. The result is not 1 component, its everything combined.

No it cannot but this is a high current design, you will feel like this is a 200w amp.

200k uf total for both channels.

@@ThomasAndStereo WOW. That's a lot Thomas! Impressive. Sounds like this amp would be very dynamic. Do you mind me asking what the size of the toroidal transformer is?

@@themarklar8759 Yup, why do you think Loic said the bass can rival even $5k amps. It has two 200w torroidal transformers, it is dual mono.

@@themarklar8759 I forgot to mention, it has 20 capacitors while normal amps have like 4. Loic share a screen shot of inside but what is not shown, it has 2 layers. So underneath those capacitors, there is another row. Underneath the transformer, there is another one.

@@ThomasAndStereo how do they play with Magnepans? Would this have enough power in your opinion?

It sure does!

I think so. Not sure when. I have seen the prototype.

@@hificave Thank you, Loic. Is the preamp expected to be tube, or solid state?

@@pkale69 It is a tube preamp but it was originally not developed for the TS A75 but TS A20. However, it sounds really good with the TS A75 the tube preamp. Price will be $1995. I am trying to develop a cheaper preamp but so far, none of the prototype are good enough for me to put my name on it. We did try the Schitt Freya+ with this TS A75, you can use the Schitt Freya+ to soften the edges but the Freya+ cannot keep up with this amp. I might explain it in my video.

@@ThomasAndStereo Awesome, Thomas! An HT bypass would be great. too. Something tells me it will have one. 🤷🏼‍♂️

@@pkale69 Sadly, I had to remove the HT bypass, it was causing issues with the measurements.

Over 90

Is it to low? I have understanding that a higher damping factor better base control. Please, help me to understand. Thank you. I am interested in this amp. But I have Buchardt S400 speakers and I will like to know how may works any idea?@@ThomasAndStereo

Yup! Just as good as my 200w Mcintosh MAC6700

Holly molly! Now I want to hear this combo! Probably awesome!

Its a v curve. So the midrange has a bit of a lower output compared to highs and bass. Some amps in the price range can provide a more forward and warm midrange than the ts a75, but they do not perform as good in terms air, resolution and bass performance as the ts a75.

@@hificave I am confused when you rated the A75 with a score 8 for midrange under $2000 but the next moment you said you cannot find another amp under $2000 has a better midrange than the A75. If that's the case shouldn't the score be 10 for under the $2000 category? It's contradicting.

@@hificave What's a v curve?

I dont know about rip off… depends what people value.

@@hificave Depends how stupid you are...

No. Stereo only with this one.

@@hificave Thanks

Your favourite one.

I agree, completely. I have realized over the years, that every time I didn't like a flavour, I had a few friends who did, and when I liked a sound flavour, I also had friends who didn't like it. I also see people disagree on the soundstage they are hearing.. so the first issue with saying this is good or this is bad, is that its subjective to each individual. Then when I factor in the synergy between the equipment there is another complex can of worms to explain. I am always honest. But honesty does not come at the cost of bashing other products. Friend asked me: If you find this amplifier THAT good, why don't you have it in your system now? I can differentiate quality and performance from the flavour I want. I can tell a quality bison steak from a bad bison steak. But even if I find the best cooked bison steak it doesn't mean I will order it over a beef steak all the time: flavour preferences. I recently took a risk, I had a subscriber who lived near me, ask me if I was comfortable having him and his wife come by and listen to my reference rig. After much hesitation, I accepted. They both were great people, and after a few hours of listening and discussing what they were hearing and feeling. They said: now we know what you consider good in terms of the things you value in sound. Now we understand your point of reference and we love it. It could have gone the other way. Maybe their tastes in sonic character would be very different from mine and would have realized, I was not a good reference for them in terms of review. Lastly, the world we live in now, is full of manipulation and agendas, but I also meet REALLY GREAT people in this hobby, both on the consumer end and on the production end and these great people, even if they make a product that is my choice of flavour, I respect and appreciate the quality they produce to earn a living and they do so with work that follows their values. There are good people left everywhere. Thanks for your comment. I don't often answer these to this extent, but I felt a genuine well thought out person behind your comment. Thank you.

Negative feedback design

Reach out to Thomas by email.

ok, thanks .

If I were to add VU meters, I did not want to add cheap $30 VU meters, I have a habit of either I go all the way, or I don't go at all.

It would look so sweet!!

James and his crew know whats up!

He will get one and the TS120SE!

James will tell you it beats amplifiers at $10,000, but he won't be able to tell you which ones at $10,000

@@Pete.across.the.street The blue one 😁

he can. He is all class.

Agreed. Its a question of flavors really.

For sure

Thanks for watching. 😎

Make a video!! I will watch it. 😎

Everything would be better at 1k. 😎

AB

What makes a good amplifier design to you?

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it's pronounced "gina"