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    Altec 1570B Mono

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Well I have a pair of Altec 1570B Mono amplifiers coming soon with Tom Tutay modifications. I have his line stage w/ seperate power supply which is wonderful and dead quiet. I was debating with the Vincent Baldwins and a couple of others. Now I need a pair of La Scalas.

    Any Will Vincent 6V6 amp owners ?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Evening Eric,

    My Edgarhorns are ok but compared with the KHorns and LaScalas they are more subdued with the Klipschs being more alive sounding, more real if you will.

    I will be looking foward to seeing some more photos of Will's work. There really isn't much on the net.

    Thanks again.

    Phillip

    Any Will Vincent 6V6 amp owners ?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    Good evening Eric,

    Thank you again for the info and photos. The Lowther''s at 104-106db are truly efficient. I too have been concerned about being "full range" for the ones I have heard (not in the Medallion cabinets). The highs and low being of concern. But by God still sound wonderful with the right choise of amp and pre.

    My Edgarhorns have a nice top end and midrange but HAVE to have a seperate sub woofer. PERIOD. I went with Bruce's Seismic Jr. and let him set the crossovers to fill out the low end range of the whole system. It seems to me to be seamless and I have had friend comment on such. I would have loved to have the big Seismic sub but room limitations came to play.

    Those Will Vincent amps are something to behold. I id not know he made a 45 type amp. And the photo of the MKIII's look great with the meters. I am a sucker for meters, I guess since I have owned several McIntosh amps with them. Speaking of Will, I was not able to get a hold of him but I will try tomorrow.

    If I may ask, if you have more photos of Will's units please post or send them via e-mail. I would love to see the. Will sent me one the other day that is a photo of a PINK ST-70. Now that stands out for sure !!!

    Oh I agree with you 1000% on your comment about the colorations and finding the right combination. Well put my friend, well put.

    Phillip

    Any Will Vincent 6V6 amp owners ?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Good morning Eric,

    No apologies nessessary. I thank you for sending them. Looks great and I agree with Bruce's assessment for the color scheme. Wonderful job. Those Lowther horns are mighty fine looking and I am sure with that amp a great combination. What are the specs for the Lowthers ? Also is your ST-70 set in triode mode ?

    Thank you again.

    Phillip

    Any Will Vincent 6V6 amp owners ?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Evening Eric,

    A while back I was contemplating getting a pair of 2A3 amps but chose not too. I was checking out the Fi 2A3s or even the Fi 421A amp. Man so many amps to chose from out there right now. Moth, Bottlehead, and on and on.

    Are you able to try and run the type 45 tube in yours ?

    Phillip

    Any Will Vincent 6V6 amp owners ?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Hi Eric,

    I see what you are saying about the nearfield listening with the Klipsch Heritage lineup with smaller powered SET's and other amps and totally agree with you. Besides life is too short to get drawn into arguments such as that, it takes away from the target we are aiming at, namely the enjoyment of listening to music. We can let others argue all they want.

    Like you the seated height would be ideal for me, not that the Edgarhorns aren't, they are fine. But I want the Klipsch's. I need to dig through my VTV copies and check out the article you are speaking of. Thanks for mentioning that.

    Thanks again Eric. Take care.

    Any Will Vincent 6V6 amp owners ?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Evening Jim,

    Thank you for the welcome. Mighty nice. I went to your site and what can I say except it looks great. You have one fine system and your web site is very tastefully done. Those photos are well done. How are you liking your Triangle speakers with the Baldwin and the Bez units ?

    Hope you are able to get the noise resolved soon. I hate when stuff like that happens. Let us know what you find out about it.

    I am hoping to talk with Will again this weekend. I will talk some more about the Baldwin monos and will be sure to ask about a pair of Dynacos. I wish I could get both but I like to play it on the conservative side with the resession being like it is. Once I can get these I can hopefully find a pair of Klipsch down the road. We'll have to see. I still have to put food on the table.

    Thanks again Jim.

    Any Will Vincent 6V6 amp owners ?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Evening Eric,

    Just got in from Atlanta. Thanks for your understanding on the photo issue. I think my brain must have a couple of tubes going bad. :>)

    Man I bet those 2A3s were great with the La Scalas. Also with the KHorns. I guess it would be a tough call for you. Both are great speakers. My listening room is small. I probably don't need as large a system as the KHorns or LaScalas but what the heck.

    How are the La Scalas with nearfield listening ? Also what are the monitors in your above photo ? They look great.

    Yes please take me a photo of your ST70 when you get the chance.

    Many thanks my friend.

    Any Will Vincent 6V6 amp owners ?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Evening Eric,

    Yes please send me a couple of photos of Will's ST70. That would be great. I do not have a digital camera so I cannot take photos and post. (I seem to be stuck back in the 1960's)

    The Edgarhorns are the older System 100. It is the pyramid scheme with three seperate enclosures. B&C tweeter, D-54 Dyna midrange, and an EV 15" woofer and I run the Seismic Jr. 15" sub with 250 watt amp.

    My goal is a pair of La Scalas down the road. Maybe Belles if I am lucky.

    Thanks again for your help and I apoligize for not being able to post some photos.

    Phillip

    Any Will Vincent 6V6 amp owners ?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Good morning Eric,

    Thank you again for the info. I agree with you on the possibility with the Baldwins. Good amp for tube rolling. I have used the SED 6L6's in my McIntosh Mc-240 and loved them. A good tube from top to bottom. For thoses who own the 240 another tube that is great is the RCA 7027A. No biasing which I like since I have been spoiled by the Macs I have owned over the years. Most important is that Will's price is right.

    The Moth looks great that you have. It has that antique look which to me is very appealling. I know it must sound wonderful.

    I will need to get my speaker act together soon. At the moment I am using a pair of older Edgarhorn speakers which are ok. I bought them several years ago when I thought I would go SET but that did not pan out. They are rated at 104 db, 8 ohms. But the drawback is that Bruce's disabilities have plauged him an it takes a long, long time to get things done and parts shipped. I have somewhat of a small listening room but would love to wind up with a pair of Belles or LaScalas. That would be nice ! That is my aim for the future.

    I have a friend who has a pair of late 1960's Khorns and uses SS Marantz but the Marantz is a draw-back with them. Sound has an edge to it plus some harshness thrown in.

    Eric thanks for the Moth photo and info. If you come up with other please post for me. I appreciate your help.

    Phillip

    Any Will Vincent 6V6 amp owners ?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Good morning Eric,

    Beautiful just beautiful ! Thanks so much for the photos and taking the time. Makes we want them more and more. I see you are running the SED 6L6GCs in them. Great tubes ! I run a quad in a Mc-240 amp with very good results. What 12AX7s are you running ?

    I had a very good conversation with Will on Saturday. He wants me to call him in about a week and we'll talk some more about my project. You are right about him. A great conversationalist and gentleman. I do want something that is built like a tank. Turn it on and forget about it.

    Many, many thanks Eric. Hope your Memorial Day goes well.

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