I, too, would love to have a little more gain, and I think it could be accomplished with tubes, maybe. I just don't know what will work in the circuit and what won't as there are no direct substitutes for a 12BH7 tube. Will an ECC99 work in either position in the circuit, and would it give slightly more gain? Maybe as a compromise, a slightly higher gain version of the driver board could be offered. It might not take much, and I don't want to cast anything but praise for these wonderful amps, but I juest don't understand why I have to turn the volume on the preamp up almost full tilt to get the same volume I can get from an amp with half the power rating and the preamp at 10 o'clock position. And I'm running the KT-120's which should be able to throw some real juice at speakers.
I love the M-125's. Never doubt that...I am just trying to get everything from them that I can, and maybe the headroom is a great thing to have, but I'd love to get some more gain. Please don't be offended at me for this, I've just never quite encountered anything like this before. I am trying to be constructive, and to try to speak for others who may have a similar itch, but remein silent on the subject...
I love the M-125's. Never doubt that...I am just trying to get everything from them that I can, and maybe the headroom is a great thing to have, but I'd love to get some more gain. Please don't be offended at me for this, I've just never quite encountered anything like this before. I am trying to be constructive, and to try to speak for others who may have a similar itch, but remein silent on the subject...