A long time ago I was lucky to encounter the wonder of Le Monstre by Jean Hiraga.
Later I met Nelson Pass and his work. What you see here is not an archive and not a museum.
These two-stage amplifiers are a continuation and development of the tradition of functional minimalism.
Here is proof that classic hasn’t petrified—it lives and grows new branches.
These three Class-A models, 50–100 W, include a
number of progressive changes.
Look—this is just one example of such an upgrade:
you see a comparison of currents in a single-ended
output stage.
There’s no need to explain the advantages of my circuitry.
In ultra-short signal paths it is clearly audible.
Why are these amplifiers here? After all, we’re talking about home hi-fi.
Surprisingly, the very first unit I built almost 25 years ago still works in a producer’s studio.
Surprisingly, another dozen of my devices have been working in studios for many years.
Owners describe it as an easy-to-read, non-fatiguing sound.
Sound perceived with the emotionality and dynamics that usually require a much higher listening level.
Sound that accurately conveys the player’s touch and the timbral richness of the low end.
Sound that lets you switch your attention effortlessly between detail and musicality.
