Contrary to all previous KR designs, the VA 340 is built on the usual base turned by 90 degrees. The layout of the tubes and transformer housings is now sideways rather than lengthwise. The standard KR base of finned and black cast metal with a stainless steel top plate still measures 53 x 36 cm with a height of 25 cm, with merely the cooling fins now located on the short sides. From back to front, you'll encounter the lunchbox-sized transformer housing for the power supply, then the twin casings for the output transformers in front of it and the cages for the output tubes in-between. Other Antares models like the VA320 sport a very solid, bulky casing for the output tubes. For the VA340, designer Marek Gencev chose a more open and playful design of eight black metal rings each which surround the 300Bs, are stacked on three long bolts and covered at the top with a round plate. (6moons.com audio review)

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