{"id":164,"date":"2013-07-20T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2013-07-20T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.speakerandstereostore.com\/blog\/?p=164"},"modified":"2013-11-30T11:05:50","modified_gmt":"2013-11-30T17:05:50","slug":"first-listen-vincent-audio-sv-237","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speakerandstereostore.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/first-listen-vincent-audio-sv-237\/","title":{"rendered":"First listen Vincent Audio SV 237"},"content":{"rendered":"
Though only broken in for two days, and at low volume, for me the SV 237 already fulfills the promise of its hybrid design – tube sound and solid state power. Even though my bel canto design ref 500m mono amps are models of clarity and transparency I have felt a longing for a taste of what tubes give. Call it what you will – “soul”,\u00a0euphonic coloration,\u00a0harmonic bliss, or whatever, I like to hear a little bit of what tubes do to the sound without having to replace expensive power amp tubes at intervals. Vincent’s tube preamp and solid state power amp make the right hybrid combination. This is not to say that the SV 237 has all the virtues of tubes and the best solid state, like bel canto design amps. I am told that that can be had, but unfortunately at vastly higher price points, like from Pass Labs, Herron Audio, et al.<\/div>\n
From the SC 237 voices have that touch more body that I have been craving – highs are still\u00a0delicate\u00a0and clear enough to “hear the room” – bass is as always with\u00a0Vincent\u00a0amps full, strong, and well defined.<\/div>\n
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