seti Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Now this is funny! http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstube&1264294258 In the rarefied world of upper crust HiFi, there are ultimate truthsaccepted by the cognoscenti. One of those truths is that power, veryhigh power, is a very good thing indeed in amplifiers. Another wellheld truth is that inefficiency in components is a certain route to thebest and most pure audio experience. In this pair of monoamplifiers, I have attempted to combine both those attributes in acompact package. Switchable power levels on each unit allow for up to1500 watts a channel. That's not chopped liver as power numbers go inanybodys league. Further, the units boast a full zero efficiency. Forthose that appreciate true low efficiency operation for the gloriousthing that it is, this is no mean feat.Delving further into thepsyche of the true audiophile we find the matter of oil. Small, oilfilled capacitors of the vitamin Q type and imitations from Russia andother sources boast an oil content of a drop or so per capacitor. Adrop or so and audio Valhalla is reached complete with Brunhilde in thebrass brassiere. Going one step further, these units carry quarts ofwarm, honey rich oil to tailor the fine nuance and delicate timbreprior to its arrival at your anxious ears. I conducted two independent experiments to verify the benefits of the oil in the circuit. First,I constructed a pair of these using a pair of water filled baseboardheaters as a basis. While not bad, they were thin sounding incomparison. In retrospect, that was to be expected, oil has a heavier,deeper body after all and if one desires the warm, liquid sound in onesliving room, what could be better than warm liquid to effect thedesired result?Secondly, I drained all the oil from the crankcaseof my auto to see the effect, if any on my auto system. As I tooledabout town I noted that at first, the noise level went up rather high.As I was waiting for the tow though, I had time to reflect on the soundwith a silent backdrop. Rather good I thought.Now I do realizethat the asking price may be a bit stiff for some in these tryingeconomic times but a lot of that is simply a reflection of the oilmarket. That is simply something out of the control of humble craftersof fine audio equipment like myself. Should the cartel relent mypricing structure will react straightaway.This is only thestart of the real adventure. After these sell I intend to craft a setusing three of these units per channel. At a hearty 4500 watts a sidethey should please the most discriminating and cultured listener whileoffering a somewhat decreased efficiency due to the Triode mode ofoperation. All advances do come at a cost and advances in the art arehard won by daring pioneers. If not for pioneering efforts such as thiswhere would the audio art be today?As these are rather bulky to packand ship, no overseas sales please.I must admit that I willdearly hate to see these go as they have become almost part of thefamily in the many years that they have lived with us, however, nosacrifice is too much to make in the interests of advancing the audioarts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romak Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 WOW! My granny has those all over her house. No wonder she always says "huh?' when I talk to her at 1500 wpc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artto Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Yah, I saw that on Audiogon too. Pretty funny. I think it's sort of a take off of PWK's AES white paper "The Ultimate LSH Speaker". What's even funnier about that one is PWK is one the few so highly distinguished individuals who could be "allowed" to publish such a completely bogus document in their "society" technical journal. LMAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 "Further, the units boast a full zero efficiency. Forthose that appreciate true low efficiency operation for the gloriousthing that it is, this is no mean feat." Nuthin to it. The exact same words have been on every job performance review I've ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted December 7, 2009 Moderators Share Posted December 7, 2009 Nuthin to it. The exact same words have been on every job performance review I've ever had. [] There so inefficient they don't even need a place to connect wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 A word of caution: They run a little hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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