Classic 16.2 is a style of top-grade integrated tube amplifier with the
following highlights:
- 300B single-end amplification
- without total loop feedback
- Use of best capacitors JENSEN, M-Cap, PHILIPS,etc.
- extraordinary designed transformers with excellent properties far above common
level
- frequency response at 5Hz-56Khz
- lower distortion at high frequency
- testing meter with 270° pointer allowing easy control of tubes and their adjustment
- headphone socket
- time-delay function when turn-on to prolong tubes’ service life
- tube-usage-time accumulator to be easy to monitor tubes’ service life
At final stage it uses directly heated tubes, 300B as single-end amplification,
and 6SN7 in pre-amplification circuit. Without total loop feedback, its transient
intermediation distortion is very low.
The transformer of No. 16.2 can be called as “a masterpiece”, designed by
the Beijing Yushang. The silicon steel sheets its transformer adopts are high silicon
orientation ones with minimum magnetic induction intensity 1.9T. On the aspect of
dynamic and static test, special coil structure and method of winding make the transformer
exceed some of the most excellent ones existing in current world.
Final stage has an anode current testing system equipped with a Japanese
CLASS 1.5 electromagnetic type round meter and a select switch. So it is easy for
users to monitor the operating mode in final stage and to adjust BIAS in case of
tube re-adjustment or tube change via the build-in potentiometers accessible from
the top cover.
Any component and its design show the characteristics of non-compromising
that this top-grade amplifier has. No.16.2 continues to use the creative sandwich
structure that designed for No.16.0, with aluminum plate 10mm in thick, which looks
dignified, luxurious and rich in connotation. The layout of the three transformers
is inverted pyramid in shape and also its weight-distribution and thermal-distribution
are quite good.
The sound performance of No.16.2 is full, rich clear and meek; fully show
the special magic power that a tube single-end amplifier has.