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Lots of interest. Still available.
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How do you like your VPI amp?
btwGLWS. Those speakers would complete any man cave!
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On June 25, 2017 at 1:18 AM, Seadog said:
Hey Big Star, what is that turntable in the photo with your amp?
The part of it that can be seen in the photo looks exactly like my Thorens TD 125 MKII, which, coincidentally, I use with my Scott 299D.
BTW, congrats on the new amp.
You are correct sir. It's a stock TD 125 mk II.
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I made some stands that raised my F2's 10" off the floor as test to try to reduce some
"boom in the room". I believe it worked but need more time to evaluate. My wife and I do most
of our listening while upright and raising the mids can't be a bad thing.
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Up with price reduction.
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extremely stable. It's always a little "iffy" to me when you elevate on spikes with pads.
It took a while to reposition the speakers as a result.
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I recently put these together to elevate the F2's off the floor 9-10". I was looking to take some of the
'boom out of the room' and get the mids higher off the floor. We recently had to pull all the rugs
and clear out most of the furniture in the room (14'x30') because of a new puppy so I felt this
might be a good time to try and make some stands out of what I could find in the garage.
The wood is African Paduak left over from a counter project I did years ago.
In regards to improvement in sound, the environment is not ideal (glass and wood) but I did notice a marked
change for the better with the stands. We tend to do most of our listening while upright so while standing
they did sound better-less boom.. And as a great bonus putting these stands together was a nice distraction from work bs.
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14 hours ago, soundbound said:
A beautiful vacuum tube integrated amplifier. I bet you're enjoying it Big Star.
Fellow fans of the worderful marriage of tubes and horns, it was never my intention to kick the nest with this post.
This whole 2 channel journey started for me and my love for vinyl. After scoring my Fortes for a song I have tried to find a suitable
amp to match. This amp, although nothing like the original Scott in appearance or build spec, really stood out for me and knowing that there was never going to be more than 100 units built the resale value would be there in the future. I also understand that unlike VPI TT's, this amp is not 100% made in America nor does it make that claim anywhere on the product. I will say, if you get a chance have a listen to this amp on some horn speakers I hope you find it as impressive as I do. This finally might be the "one".
thx
BigStar
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I agree with Maynard on this point. I don't believe they were trying to market these as the new Scott 299D.
Why would you exploit such a storied product and only make 100 amps. I see it more as a tribute to the original
design. As an aside, the build quality is outstanding on this amp. All point to point wiring.
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Just a thought....
in his phono pre-amp set up, might he have had the stylus type set up wrong?
(MM vs. MC)
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I am new to the whole tube thing so learning as I go...
I picked this amp up to help me celebrate 50 years on planet earth and I must say
that it is pairing very nicely with the $400 Forte II's. I have an older Patty Griffith CD playing
and I keep looking over my shoulder to see if she is in the room. I am hearing things in better clarity
and dimension. The phono and headphone stages are really something special on this amp..
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Up on Memorial Day!
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VPI 299D. A happy 50th to moi.
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Up top....
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Love the grain pattern in the cabinets!
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Onkyo a9070 Integrated Amplifier
Great clean sounding amp with my upgraded Forte IIs....I really like the DAC and phono stage (MM/MC) records just come alive!
I will ship in original packaging inside another box. Remote included.
$700.00 + shipping CONUS
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We have pulled all the rugs and furniture in the living room.
I am not mothballing the hifi. I would lose my shit altogether.
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Our new Lab pup fell asleep in front of the Klipsch while I was making dinner. "car wheels on a gravel road" playing on LP.
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Nice work.
I am considering building some 10" versions of these in red oak for my Forte II's.
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sold.
in Garage Sale
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This is an amazing piece of gear. I have been running mine through both some modified Forte II's and a pair of AZ Adagios and plan to never give up this amp. GLWS.