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V 40 SE integrated amplifier
with optional KT 88 tubes
Modern Classic: V40 SE
For the discerning music aficionado.
The V40 SE is a push-pull pentode integrated amplifier delivering 2 x 40W output
power. OCTAVE has combined the sonic purity of the classic tube design for all soundrelevant
circuit parts with modern semiconductors for tube circuit periphery, including
innovative power management and electronic monitoring protection systems such as
the energy-saving Ecomode.
The ease of operation via its exacting yet simple fixed bias control and comprehensive
electronic safeguards, along with its state-of-the-art performance affords absolute
refinement, enduring value and unmatched reliability. Further audible improvement and
an upgrade path are offered via the optional OCTAVE Black Box power supply
capacitance module.
Exhibited in a range of models that redefine the expectations of tube amplifier performance,
OCTAVE’s timeless contemporary design and harmonious sound quality
epitomizes the understated elegance of a true modern classic.
Octave Audio, Industriestrasse 13, 76307 Karlsbad, Germany, Phone: +49 72 48 32 78
hofmann@octave.de, www.octave.de
2 x 40W RMS Output Power
Ecomode
Regulated Preamp-Out
Home Theater Bypass
Precision BIAS Control
Display
Power Management
Protection
Soft-Start System
Black Box Connector
Multiple Tube Compatibility
Stable to 2 ohms
Loudspeaker Load
Developed & Manufactured
in Germany
OCTAVE is distributed in the
United States & Canada by
Dynaudio North America.
Phone: 630.238.4200
E-mail: info@dynaudiousa.com
©Photo by Sandy Carson
MUSIC
He sounds refreshed and
ready to rock, charging out of
the gate on the title track, a raw
and primitive piece of rock n’ roll.
Hancock, a singer and rhythm
guitarist, wrote all the tunes here
but one. His crew is considerable,
with long-time co-producer and
Texas legend Lloyd Maines (also
the father of Dixie Chick Natalie
Maines) joining ace backing players
Bob Stafford on electric guitar
and trombone, Zack Sapunor
on upright bass, Eddie Rivers on
steel guitar, and Eddie Biebel and
Tjarko Jeen on electric guitars. He
is generous with his shout-outs on
record, name-checking his players
ala Bob Wills.
Over the years, he’s learned a
lot in the club scene about what
makes an audience dance. From
the walking bass line on “Low
Down Blues” to the chugging beat
of the cheating epic “Deal Gone
Down,” his songs are built to get
everybody in the joint up on their
feet. Even when the sentiments
are sorrowful (“Tear Drops On the
Table”) and his voice is drenched
in the blue tones of a crying steel
guitar (“Best To Be Alone”), toetapping
beats remain a constant.
Hancock also demonstrates a
keen touch for country-jazz on
“Gal From Kitchen’s Field,” his
weather-beaten voice tucked inside
the warm interplay of guitar
and trombone.
Hancock’s music has always
been a love letter to the past. In
his world, there’s a honky-tonk on
the edge of town where Hank Sr.
is forever the headliner.
—Chrissie Dickinson
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