Testimonials for PLITRON Toroidal Audio Transformers
"RE: PAT 4134-ES step up
transformers in Quad 2905 Phenomenal The increase in clarity
detail and sweetness was astonishing comparable to replacing an
electrolytic cap with teflon film and foil. A fine speaker was
transformed into the best I have ever heard. The signal shaping
RC filter was bypassed as it was no longer necessary. I suggest
that you get an expert tech to do this as fiddling about inside
Quads is lethal."
Terry Peace, Canada
"United Hoist installs temporary elevators on high-rise buildings during the construction stage. The Amplimo A120 module is being used as a power amplifier to provide audio communication on these elevators.
We started using these amplifier modules in May 2003.
They have been operating flawlessly, outside, year-round, in a construction site environment."
Chris Stroud, CET, United Hoist, Bolton, Ontario, Canada
"The Plitron 3035SE OTX has a thunderous bass and what seems like an additional octave compared to the Hammond, a refined top end that defies belief and a mid range that you never thought was possible...ever!"
Derek Walton, Walton Audio, County Meath, Ireland
"These are the only transformers that satisfy us and our discerning audiophile customers."
Tamas Fejerpataky, Chief Designer, Scarlet Audio, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
"Sonically, I never found a toroidal transformer that outperformed the laminated parts that Counterpoint's PMD built for my products, until 1996, when I auditioned a sample part that Plitron in Canada built for my Claritas One preamp. The thing rocked! It had a dead-quiet background, amazing intertransient silence, greater detail top-to-bottom, better punch in the bass, and a generally sweeter sound overall. By comparison, all the other transformers I had in hand for audition, including toroids built by other manufacturers, sounded grungy and sluggish. I was jazzed."
Mike Elliott, President, Alta Vista Audio, Vista, California, USA
"The highest quality audio transformer I have ever heard. Incredible low-end response."
Alex Aguilar, President, Aguilar Amplification, NY, NY
"...I am writing to thank you again...how good the transformer you have designed for us. We have ordered the first batch...and it is almost gone without trying to really put it on the market...the reason being, it is....simply the best..."
Gilbert Yeung, Blue Circle Audio Inc., Innerkip, Ontario, Canada
"...my technician was absolutely amazed at the low frequency performance of your design ..."
Dr. Vincent McGinn, Northern Illinois University, Chairman Electrical Engineering Department
"This new sample looks super! Congratulations to you and Menno on great design work. Consider this as an enthusiastic acceptance of production."
Christopher Russell, CEO, Bryston Limited, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
" The reason why I love this product is..(it is) reasonably a good price compared to the vintage Japanese audio transformer like Tamura, Tango, and so on. Also the performance of your product is comparable or even better than the above Japanese products..."
Satoru Kobayashi, Tokyo, Japan
"I heated my soldering iron and put my custom 300B SET on the operating table, and in about fifteen minutes my normal output transformer was disconnected and the new Plitron unit rigged. The other amp stayed stock. My comparison was made with the KR 300BXL tubes. After only listening for 30 minutes my initial impression is that Menno and Plitron have been very successful and.... the transformer hadn't yet aged, and I certainly didn't experiment to find its sweet spot. These are quickie responses: bass response like the Sun push/pull and the tonal quality of the Tamura iron. Better high frequency response and a very wide soundstage...."
Dr. Harvey "Gizmo" Rosenberg, Stamford, CT, USA
"(your) OPT is better than we thought...your design seems to be really elegant, and the individual unit apparently can be tuned to a very good result!."
Bill Chater, Journalist, USA
"Your audio output transformer (PAT-4006-00) is the best I have heard !! Thanks for a great product at a fair price."
Andy S. Horn, PA, USA
"My home-brew Williamson type amplifiers sound absolutely magnificent!!! There is so much more detail in the high end, that I can hear cymbals and clarity in percussion that I have never heard before. With CDs that I've listened to hundreds of times it sounds like I have a new re-mix of the albums. And this is comparing the tube amps (with Plitron outputs) to my venerable old McIntosh MC2205!
I plan to use your beautiful coils on future designs. Thanks!"
Larry Hussar
"Now that my VDV-3070 has been playing for over 50 hours, I share with you my listening impressions.
The sound is extremely detailed and transparent. On most of the CDs I listened to so far, I hear sounds I have never heard before. I hear distinctly the breath of singers and the sounds produced by their lips and tongue on quiet passages. The mouth sounds of musicians blowing in their saxophones and trumpets. And the action of the sustain pedal of pianos when they release, the sound of hammers hitting the strings of pianos. In other words, I FEEL the music. It is just like being there, with the artists. This is something I have never experienced before. This is divine.
The timbre is magnificent, the accuracy breathtaking. I can even say, without hesitation, whether an acoustic guitar is strung with nylon or metal. Instruments such as piano, guitar, saxophone, trumpet and drums sound so real. And voices are so natural, so true. The dynamics are excellent. This is absolutely stunning.
The stereo image is superb: large and deep, very accurate and realistic.
This is by far the best amplifier I have ever heard. I am very proud and satisfied."
Rudy Godmaire, Quebec, Canada
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DIYer Zone 70 Watt Tube Amplifiers (VDV-3070)
"I installed a pair of PAT-4006 output transformers in a Dynaco ST70 amp with a Curcio Audio Engineering (www.curcioaudio.com) driver and power supply board. The stock ST70 transformers are pretty good transformers, but the PAT-4006s transformed the amp into one of the best sounding amps I've heard to date. This is a must hear combination. Bass is strong and deep and the high-end seems to go on forever. The sound quality of your transformers will be hard, if not impossible, to beat. Excellent product." George E. Lewis
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
pe@execpc.com
"Absolutely fantastic! I couldn't believe in my ears when I started to hear a freshly developed SE amplifier (Svetlana 572-10 based) using your 3035 SE output transformer. I started slowly with a string quartet playing, but after a moment I changed for a full jazz band with an introduction played fortissimo on the timpani. Bass response was firm, solid and deep, and no negative feedback at all. Congratulations"
Luiz A. Salvatore,
Audio Engineering Consultant
S. Paulo, SP Brazil
lsalvato@zip.net
"I use a PLITRON output transformer on my VT52 SE amplifier. When I began the tests, I looked at the results of a square wave, I was so surprized, I thought I made a mistake with the measuring wires, but the signal on my scope was not the input, but the output. Incredible."
Andre Jacques
Marseille, France
andré@mcube.fr
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