*Thank you for stopping by! This is basically my love confession on my most treasured reference piece that I've enjoyed & love for 2 years!* This video is brought to you by rove concepts: Rove Concepts Athena Standing Desk: shrsl.com/4iq6p NAT Transmitter: www.nataudio.com/products/vacuum-tube-power-amplifiers/item/27-transmitter-hps.html 11stereo: www.11stereo.com/search-results?q=NAT Contact 11stereo for demo, questions or inquiries: www.11stereo.com/contact-9 0:00 BIG FAT TUBES! POWER! 3:45 AD 5:00 NAT Transmitter Review 10:05 BEST Pre-amp For the NAT tube amp 15:21 BEST Speakers For the NAT tube amp 19:32 WHY I am selling it Support on Patreon: www.patreon.com/jayiyagi follow on Instagram: instagram.com/jays_iyagi/ follow on Facebook: facebook.com/jayiyagiofficial Follow soundstage take 2 reviews: kzread.info/head/PLPOzvlhtSqn5xdc__ftuSt4Rxy_wm5Af0 Speaker stands: amzn.to/3ssRhI3 Better speaker stands: solidsteel.it/my-product/ss-7-vintage-hi-fi-speaker-stands/ acoustic panels I use: ua-acoustics.com/ acoustic curtain: amzn.to/31d1zAM BDI Cabinet I use: bit.ly/2OJRwQQ amzn.to/3chBuFZ other BDI Cabinets: bit.ly/3ctxXV1 amzn.to/30bsUCH my fav hifi tweaks: (Isoacoustics devices) amzn.to/3j5FGvM

@CarlVanDoren61

22 күн бұрын

Tube fascination ended w cost and lack of current for maggies 😮

@wegardfjeld3789

22 күн бұрын

Hey Jay, no hate intended but if you used Black ice audio V2 or Galion 120 ts as examples for extremely less money. Tell me this is worth 10* or more vs room EQ digital or manual 😉

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

@@wegardfjeld3789 for me it was and thats why I bought it. There is no amount of eq or dsp I can run to get the deep and atmospheric soundstage I get with the NATs.

@wegardfjeld3789

22 күн бұрын

That's what it's all about. That magic sprinkle

@robertkovler5826

22 күн бұрын

Hi Jay, whats the asking price? If you havent sold them already.

In the 70th, I was in the Russian military, serving in the radio transmitter center. The radio transmission equipment used similar tubes in the output stage. When it was ON, we where not allowed to stand closer than 2 meters from the equipment due to the immense amount of elector-magnetic radiation. We had to wait for 45 min. of OFF time before changing the tubes. It was the part of the regulations in the Russian army that really did not give a s...t about its soldiers. Hope these are not the same!

@Gullsz

22 күн бұрын

BS

@Mark-rw3kw

22 күн бұрын

@@Gullsz He is talking about radio transmission output tubes, not regular tubes used in most audio gear. This is the only home amplifier I have seen that uses these kind of transmission tubes in the output stage, although others may exist that I don't know about.

@OCDHIFiGuy

22 күн бұрын

There is no concern for any sort of emission with these. Wrong type of radiation..

@rvaillant

19 күн бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy Have you measured the emissions Mike? Would make a good KZread short video if you did. Thanks

Great review, Jay! You’re going to miss those amps!

Great review - real eye opener re the low impedance input!

At 42 thousand I hope it is great. Buying another lottery ticket and dreaming.

@wegardfjeld3789

22 күн бұрын

Even with a lottery win this ain't it. You get 95% + for way less. Use time on speaker and dac matching + room correction both manual and digital

@wegardfjeld3789

22 күн бұрын

Sad to say this stuff isn't ever ever worth a 10'th of the price. Thx Galion and Black ice audio as examples for you to test

@OCDHIFiGuy

22 күн бұрын

There is absolutely ZERO comparison with CHINESE audio Amps.. sorry my friend, these are exotic amps for a certain type of amp enthusiast.

@DJ_BROBOT

21 күн бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy look at Mikey checking in...he knows his sh**...

@1999zrx1100

20 күн бұрын

Way too much talking to get to where they are from and price, but if Chinese @ $42k that is money flushed down the toilet. I don’t care how good it sounds. 🤓

Their preamps are very good too. I have the Magnetic and use the XLR for my AVA DVA 225's. Big sound and dynamics, with sweet highs and great bass.

So beautiful. 🎉❤😊 Great review Jay. PS- I see those baffles back there you sneaky guy 🤣🤣. My mains for the last year have been a pair of DIY baffles running 18” bass driver, 15” coax mid, and compression horn tweeter for a total sensitivity of 97db. Running at listening levels off a 4 watt single ended pentode amp. ❤❤ Can’t wait to see you dive deeper into open baffles and tubes…. Life changing. 😊. Cheers and have a great weekend. 👌👌

@sjhorton1184

12 күн бұрын

I noted those too and am waiting to see what's up with them too. Lii Song/Audio W15 or 18 and maybe their Crystal 10 and a planar or ribbon tweeter...could be amazing stuff there.

I love this Tube Amp! 🔥🔥🔥

They look amazing, especially with a cage. Wow

I’ve owned NAT, amazing amp

Finally, for so long we waited for this review.

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

as mentioned in the video, I bought these 2nd hand

@goodsound4756

22 күн бұрын

@@Jayiyagiyep, mentioned at 19mins and I asked too early beforehand 🤦🏻

Love this view. I've been wanting to buy the NAT Magma M's and NAT Magmetic Pre amp from OCD. .

An added bonus is that you no longer need heating in the winter! Beautiful bit of gear, I've never seen transmitter tubes used in a home amplifier before.

@Michael-zg8qw

20 күн бұрын

Don't know what 805As are then.... Transmitter tubes... Can push out nearly 40 watts in single ended power.... I have a pair of mono blocks...

@Darrylizer1

20 күн бұрын

@@Michael-zg8qw My tube amps take KT-88s or 6550s, EL-84s and EL-34s and I've seen many that use 300Bs. I've not seen any amps using 805As until today.

Wow looks like a game changer 😮

Jay ! Thanks for the Props in your vid ! For both NAT Audio and myself. Regarding the NAT preamps, what ai was not clear on is that they are undergoing a model update across the board. The Symmetric is complete, but the one you asked about is being updated, hence the delay. My apology. ;-) guess what I have that may need a new home ? 😊...

I just upgraded my rectifier tube to the Sophia Aqua II. Detailed and thick sound is what I’m feeling compared to my original Aqua and PSVane Cossor blacks tubes.

Dear Jay, I feel ya. .We hooked up NAT Integrated (not monoblocks) to the Magico’s A5 and it literally blew away McIntosh MA12000, Accuphase E800 and D’Agostino Progression for more than a half of the asking price of these starlets. Continue to dream,maybe one day…

@OCDHIFiGuy

19 күн бұрын

@vule7168 it's the difference between a custom build with exclusive parts nobody else can get and a build using components from the DigiKey parts bins.. ;-)

I find your interior …AWESOME…

Can confirm - These amps are Hawt ... Sounding and Feeling. 100% Canadian Winter approved. Make sure your AC is not broken during the hottest days tho =)

😂Jay, I loved the video. I am a good friend with Dejan the owner of NAT. And I also use his equipment. And I simply love them. Apart from his amazing amps you should try his AC cord/conditioners and cables. They made my system sing like never before. What do you use under the amps, which feet? I don’t think those are stock feet. Best.

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

I was using isoacoustic feet with good results. Your friends with owner of NAT? You wanna put in a good word for me? Haha

@mladendragojlovic447

21 күн бұрын

I will of course. I sent him the link of the video. 😊

Try MastersounD preamp for an even better step up with these monobolcks. MastersounD are simply the best out there. Regards

MORE POWER BABYYY

At 42K all I have to say is thank you Galion TS120 for being 1/10th of the price and so good!

Great review , what is your reference streamer and Dac that you use?

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

video coming on that soon!

What are the open baffle speakers with Liisong drivers next to you?

In between, would like Jay to try the Mastersound 845 Integrated amp as his reference tube power amp. Paired 845 tubes per channel. Now in production over 20 years. Still remember them at CES in LasVegas more than 15 years ago.

Adding these to my "When I hit the Lotto" wishlist.

That’s 42k? Man, above what I wanna spend for an amp. I am glad the Line Magnetic 805ia gives me the SET sound at a level Im willing to afford.

Hi Jay, What are the open baffle speakers with Liisong drivers next to you?

I use my 8 wpm Class A all tube SET AMP as a space heater too...

Don´t sell it untill you have a chance to really buy the flagship NAT. Thx for the video..

Are they connected to the pre amp by xlr? What pre do you use?

If you really want the “best” try the Townshend Allegri Reference passive auto transformer preamp with your amps. I am using one with the AGD Tempo and it sounds absolutely glorious. The perfect component does…. Nothing!

puro movimiento!

You should try Wavac tube amps from Japan,also with broadcast tubes,but there are other models too with normal kind of tubes,but sure the NAT is a killer!

@OCDHIFiGuy

22 күн бұрын

Wavac is like 5 to 10 times the cost of N.A.T !

@KT88gs

21 күн бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy Yeah i know,but there is a 300B that goes for 30K,would be cool to test it.

I have an AudioNet Stern preamplifier. Would it be a good preamp for this amp?

Do you still have the ranking spreadsheet updated on you patreon or did you remove that?

Great review but why are you selling it?

Are those GR Research tweeters in the DIY Open Baffle speakers?

@newdevilman1167

22 күн бұрын

I think they are leesong

@bengleason508

22 күн бұрын

@@newdevilman1167 the tweeter on the top?

This was a fun video and I enjoyed the descriptions. Though I'm not sure it's so much a "review" as it functions as a sales pitch drumming interest for someone selling a second hand esoteric amp ;-)

@Jayiyagi

21 күн бұрын

Well the amp has been already sold so I am not drumming up interest for my sake

@QuintEssential-sz2wn

21 күн бұрын

@@Jayiyagi Cool! I luv me some tube amps, and have experienced some of the qualities you described with some tube amps, so it was a fun video. Thanks.

how much are they ? thanks and please share price

Jay, Was the Audio Note integrated (Tonemeister) you reviewed previously anywhere close?

@Jayiyagi

18 күн бұрын

Yes both are incredibly musical sounding to me but the NAT has a little more to offer in terms of depth and clarity while the audio note tonmeister was just more 3D imagery. If NAT sounded 3D, the tonmeister sounded like IMAX

@a.s.2426

18 күн бұрын

@@Jayiyagi Thanks for clarifying! Would you say the NAT has a distinct advantage in the department of being able to drive a wider range of speakers given its output specs vs. the Tonemeister?

@Jayiyagi

18 күн бұрын

@@a.s.2426 yes!

@a.s.2426

18 күн бұрын

@@Jayiyagi Thanks! Love the channel, BTW! Thanks for all the insights.

120 watt for a S.E. tube amplifier?? That's insane! Wow.

@net_news

22 күн бұрын

these are ideal for the maggies!!

What does 'single-ended' mean?

May i ask what’s the best preamp you ever used with them ? And ,..why not also a NAT , ? I mean ,…it’s from the same manufacturer !

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

Mentioned in the video

Why not the magnetic or the magnetostat se preamps from NAT ?

@MsCorbacho

22 күн бұрын

Sorry ……had not yet seen the video till the end !!!! :)

I would remove the preamp completely and put a Lampizator in its place. The amps will sound their best. Unless you want to put a Boulder in the chain with the Lampi.

Looking at the NAT website, it says the max output is 80 watts. Also the input impedance is stated as 100Kohm, so it should work with moderate output impedance pre-amps. However this data is for versions from November 2019, maybe yours is older....

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

Mine is older

@OCDHIFiGuy

22 күн бұрын

New version coming out in 30 days..

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy 😱🤩

@MasterofPlay7

22 күн бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy how much? Is it better than gaN?

Love this video. The fact that you went thru and tried ~60 pairs of speakers... are you sure OCD Mikey is the only one w OCD? 😀 (Just kidding.) Have to ask... outside of the Canadian Winters... how long could you listen to them before your room got too hot?

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

Well I do have AC…

@OCDHIFiGuy

22 күн бұрын

These don't heat the room like the big one does..

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy shiet…

@OCDHIFiGuy

22 күн бұрын

@Jayiyagi Do yours run hot enough to heat the room where you need extra AC ? The latest designs run cooler and the only one I've really felt it with was MAGMA New... my room is roughly 20x22

@michaelsegel8758

22 күн бұрын

@@Jayiyagi 😄

hello, According to NAT website the power output is 80W not 120 as you mentioned

@Jayiyagi

21 күн бұрын

This is the none HPS model. Older model which did output 120 watts.

@user-oe1jk2ro4o

21 күн бұрын

So they released a newer version that is inferior then previous version??😢 what is the logic here??

I see you have a choco emei on the shelf...review at some point? also...is it GREEN or grey? some pics it looks grey, some it looks green.

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

its like a military green

@amrittoor44

22 күн бұрын

@@Jayiyagi brother THANK YOU for answering my question, ive been asking around for SOOOOO long. huge help ON top of reviews with heart. ty bro.

All my speakers need power to sing so tubes never were on the menu for me. Would these be able to drive Maggies or Thiels?

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

yes they should be able to. I've tested with LRS, 0.7i and 1.7i but nothing above that

@OCDHIFiGuy

22 күн бұрын

There is the MAGMA Evo which is double the power of this one.

Couple of months ago the AGD audion was the best Amplifier.... I am getting confused here now.

@dajikbatarang1

22 күн бұрын

If you watch the review of the AGD he says the AGD and NAT are his 2 favs and he cant choose which.

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

Nothing to be confused about. Those two are my fav amps for different reasons

@tango_gru

21 күн бұрын

@@Jayiyagi Thanks Jay, I guess I forgot the mention of this Amp in the other video. My Memory seems to be going bad.....

Wait until you hear CS Port Tube Gear ! OMG...

Noctua fans are not just "any computer fans" - they are the most silent, powerful and reliable fans in the world by far. Simply the best.

Popular in Alaska! 😅

How much are you asking for the pair? 😊

What speakers are in this video?

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

Totem bison

the best until next week where there's suddenly a $1000 hybrid tube amp that's a NAT giant killer

@Jayiyagi

21 күн бұрын

I wish!

Hello, if that SE amplifier is so good, the cheapest speakers would sound good, it's not worth $10K dollars, wow

@OCDHIFiGuy

22 күн бұрын

It's worth every cent of $10K used..

Guys stop playing lottery. Jay sells the gear on canuck The nat and agd are already gone..but keep an eye for great deals!

How much better than your decware tori(?) jay?

Maybe i could make a replica look case and put a normal amp inside to have it as an art piece lol

Big Jay (the other Jay) has amps a bit like this! 😅

It has a great power. But a low watt 300B tube amp will have more romantic vocal.

Lots of listeners and designers are in the open baffle mode right now. It should sound better, there’s no box speaker involved.

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

well Open Baffles have their own compromises but it certainly is an easier design choice for DIY

With those flagship monoblocks you won’t need any heating in the winter and you can’t use them in the summer. 😂

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

well in the summer u gotta blast AC and cry as your bills go up

@OCDHIFiGuy

22 күн бұрын

These don't heat the room. The amps 2 sizes up do.

lol that's the NAT OCD mickie sells...

@OCDHIFiGuy

22 күн бұрын

Same brand but these are 10 year old amps.

@MasterofPlay7

22 күн бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy so is it better than gallium nitride?

Marshall tube amps peak out at 100 watts. They were designed to fill stadiums. In the music business there's a term, "PA watts". When you get one of these 1500 Watt solid state guitar amps even the manufacturers will qualify it as not like a tube amp. You need to realize though that anything you can use to "describe the sound" of the amp is coloration?

OCD Mikey got to him.

Road to heaven or heel. For 42grand,happiness,mmm

Made in Serbia 🥰

Making thunder.

Fer real Fer real?

LOL. It has been for sale for almost a year.

@Jayiyagi

17 күн бұрын

20:29

C'mon. The improvement will be 10% or less! That's a fraction. Why not be happy and demo them? I know this is a review channel, but 10% or less is not drama. Fly to OCD Hifi Guy's house when he gets them in and test it that way to see if it is worth it.

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

I plan to demo first

No money for them ……buaaaaaaaaaaaááá !! 😢😢😢😂😂😂😂😂

No way I'm spending 42k on any audio gear let alone amps. Even if i have a million bucks just sittin. Far too imp things to spend your money on.

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

Absolutely. Everyone has different priorities

They paid you

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

who? Rove concepts? yes they did

Where's OCD Mike in here

@OCDHIFiGuy

22 күн бұрын

In the house

But you said....

I have no doubt they sound great, but between the price and weight (89lbs each), my wallet and back say no. lol

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

I feel you

The website loading is too naive to miss out.

Yeah no.... not happening when you start costing more than some of the BAT, VAC amps etc. Give me a Rogue Tube amp anytime... Or maybe even one of those Tawainese Mcintosh MC275 Knockoffs... Just my 2 cents which even I know is worth less than that!

@newdevilman1167

22 күн бұрын

Like your user name, who cares what you do with your money. Why care what others do with their money? 😂

When it comes to amps.. the bigger the hotter the less energy efficient the more class A the better. Get that AB and D efficient nonsense out of here. I don’t want a poser Tesla amp I want a nuclear reactor while rolling coal out of my pickup truck.

@ljp31009

22 күн бұрын

Hell yeah Borther!!

@tothemax324

22 күн бұрын

Fking love it

You seem to have won the lottery...are you dedicated to just listen to high-end appliances,don't you listen to Music itself ?...

@-MarkWinston-

22 күн бұрын

He is a reviewer, he reviews shit

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

No lottery. Just hard work. I use high end appliances to listen to music

@newdevilman1167

22 күн бұрын

What are you saying? If someone listens to music with high end gear, they don’t listen to music?? 😅

for Rich people. 94,000 USD.

@OCDHIFiGuy

22 күн бұрын

94K is 2 amp models up..

FYI, according to the NAT website, the Transmitter HPS amp that is being reviewed in this video outputs 80W in high power mode and 40W in low power mode. It's the next more powerful NAT amp, the Magma M HPS, that outputs 130W.

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

This is the older none hps version

@OCDHIFiGuy

22 күн бұрын

Yes, MAGMA M is next higher up.

WHEN EVERYONE SIMPLY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT EVERY ONE OF THESE REVIEWERS ON KZread INCLUDING THIS ONE IS GUILTY OF ONE THING.. Claiming consistently all the time on a weekly basis that this is the best in the world these are my reference pieces of equipment, how many reference piece of equipment can you own and play at the same time, in a small room.. this guy a week ago said oh these are my reference speakers this is my reference amplifier this is my reference AVR does all reference of course it's a reference.. at least in the minds of those who create these advertisements.. you can't listen to everything all the time everywhere.. so if you have so-called quote unquote reference equipment.. how does that change about every 8 to 10 days..???? Everybody needs to answer themselves that question..

I prefer my Audio Power Labs 833 TNT. Oilcooled Class A tube Amps from Columbus,Ohio These NAT s are made in eastern Europe and are known to be very unstable! DR Solheim Marbella and Norway!

@Jayiyagi

22 күн бұрын

well my experience is with this one unit so I can't speak for how unstable or unreliable other units are but mine is just as it was when I bought it. And its an older model too

@OCDHIFiGuy

22 күн бұрын

The amps are not unstable at all. These will last a lifetime.. I've sold about 10 pair..