I thought I should chime in here as a prior owner of the ET-3 and upgraded ET-3 SE. I unfortunately have to concur with the reviewer's findings regarding the ET-3's sound, less so with the ET-3 SE, which wasn't under review anyway. I just couldn't get the ET-3 to work with my system so I had to part with it. I've since settled with a 2a3 SET system. I also had some issues with the ET-3 being hard on the 6922 tubes it used necessitating frequent replacements. A tube supplier mentioned to me that some customers had problems like that with the ET-3.
Anyway, I don't think the reviewer's impressions were out-of-line. I thought the ET-3 strange sounding (it replaced a McIntosh c220 preamp), but I couldn't put my finger on exactly why it did at the time. Just my personal opinion.
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Sonus faber Cremona Auditor M; Line Magnetic 219ia; Sun Audio 2a3 SET; Michell Gyro SE II.
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