Joule Electra VZN-100 Mk. III Marquis Tube Amplifiers

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Clean and lightly used 100W tube mono blocs from Joule Electra. OTL amps that sound as effortless and clean as the best low power tube amps!

From the Joule website:

"The VZN-100 monobloc amplfiers are our original core design and are 100 watt materpieces. Seen at hi-fi shows for years, and garnering great praise we might add, the Marquis are simply perfect for moderate size systems and speakers. They deliver amazing punch along with a transient speed that is breathtaking while remaining unfatiguing for the committed listener. Highly resolving and harmonically full, this amplifier begat the Joule reputation for performance, beauty, and value. It is a beautiful amplifier in the fullest sense of the word. Available in standard construction or music-wood with automotive finish."

From the Positive Feedback review:

"The midrange was, as might be expected, excellent.. was so haunting, it was scary; the ache and yearning in ... voice and guitar were so right... There's a rightness to the vital midrange tonality that avoided all the hackneyed stereotypes about "golden tube sound." Even the high frequencies, though, were very fine. No ringing; no tizziness; no roll-off; no overhang. The clarity of OTLs was evident... at the lower frequencies, the VZN-100s delivered bass that was rich and rounded.

In the realm of imaging and soundstaging, the VZN-100s....presented a soundstage that was every bit as good as any amplifier, solid state or tubed, that I've had in my room. They were wide, high, and very deep... The especially pleasant thing about the VZN-100s was that all frequency ranges were well integrated, preserving the sense of musical wholeness.

Well, I would have to say that the Joule Electra VZN-100s are certainly the best OTL amps that I've ever heard, and one of the finest tube amps of any kind that I've had in my listening room... which goes back over 13 years of listening and reviewing now. They provided rich delight, were absolutely reliable, and made world-class music with any genre that I tossed at it via SACD or turntable.

In a word, their performance is simply magnificent.

Therefore, I award the Joule Electra VZN-100 OTL monoblocks a "Ye Olde Editor's Highest Recommendation." Enthusiastically"

If you ever wanted a tube amp but needed more power, these are the amps for you!

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