Thread: Hacker Hunter
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Old 3rd Jun 2019, 12:40 am   #33
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Default Re: Hacker Hunter

Nice work Jerry – looks like you’ve cracked it!

I’m interested in comment earlier in this thread re comparison between Hunter and Sovereign. Mark Hennessy said – “They sound and measure better than the Sovereigns…”. The Hunter and Sovereign use very similar (A209 and A205) AF amplifiers, though there are some differences. Should we conclude that the A209 (Hunter) is a better amplifier than the A205 (Sovereign), or is something else going on?

I ask because I have a Sovereign, and the output quality seems a bit iffy in terms of frequency response. So, I’m wondering whether to just go ahead and test and troubleshoot the A205 as is, or to put in the fairly simple mods that would convert it to A209 (having tested the existing A205 to eliminate any bad components) – the two amplifiers look as though they would be “drop-in” substitutes.

Mike
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