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Tube Distinctions at scalford hall 2009 in the Art of Sound room.

Tube Distinctions made a recent apearance at a unique "owners only" equipment show at scalford hall in melton mullbery this year, on display were the following; two power amps one an original copper amp made in 1998 and was the original one that jason kennedy reviewd in hi fi choice the same year, the other amp being originaly a puresound design which has been heavily modified by Tube Distinctions hence it too now bares the Tube Distinctions brand name. also there was a bespoke power supply feeding a bel-canto CD player and a mains conditioner which fed the wholes system on the day again both designed specificaly by Tube Distinctions, last but not least there was an original Tube Distinctions grounded grid pre-amplifier originaly built in 1999. for more info on the show, and aditional picks please click on the pick above.

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Heathrow, September 24 2004
The new Soul Series amplifiers at the high-end HI FI show Heathrow, on the 24-26 September 2004, powering the latest speaker designs from Overkill Audio.

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Six Moons review...

The last remarkable room we visited became OverKill Audio's. And we were lucky to have stumbled upon the best for last. Derek Wilson and his lovely wife Petra occupied a fairly large space and put together a musical feast that still is with us. They began with an Overkill Oasis multi-format player with a tubed output stage. From there the signal went through a DEQX active crossover slash room correction system slash D/A converter slash preamp.

Amplification was provided by two 30-watt Tube Distinctions Soul monoblocks for the 200Hz-and-down range. Another Tube Distinctions Soul amplifier, now a 15-watt stereo version, powered the Mangers. All cables were by Crystal Cable and the piece-de-resistance was OverKill Encore loudspeakers [6moons will review Overkill's entire Encore-centered CES system for their debut in the US press - Ed].

What made this room so special? First off, it was the music played, not the standard female vocals! Next, it was the loudness, presented as a very decent though room-filling volume. Last but not least, of course, the loudspeakers, rather unique in their design. Derek learned a lot from his previous Ovation model in which he matched up a Talon Firebird bass system with the wonderful Manger driver. The world debut of the Encore then went one step further. The 96dB sensitive bass driver got its own cabinet built from multiple laminated layers for the utmost in chassis inertia. On top of the bass cabinet, the Manger unit finds its place in a very craftily done egg-shaped casting.