Breakdown7 Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 SOLD Back on the market is my VRD amps made by Craig Ostby of NOS Valves. I am back and forth on keeping these, but I have two pair and one set needs to go. These have custom made solid walnut wood bases and upgraded Auricaps. Excellent condition with no issues whatsoever. 60 watts/channel ultra linear or 30 watts/channel in triode, which is switchable on the fly. Each output tube has it's own bias point, which is very handy for maintaining the exact bias of each particular output tube as it ages. I am including a nearly brand new NOS matched quad of SED Winged C 6550 tubes made in the St.Petersburg factory. I just bought these new just last month, and they have no more than 50 hours on them. I personally like these tubes a lot with the VRD's; The original SED Winged C tubes are becoming quite hard to find these days, so this is a nice bonus. Rectifier tubes included are Sovtek 5AR4's, and the small signal 12au7 and 12ax7 tubes are JJ's. I have the original factory boxes from Craig to ship them in safely. You will love these amps, especially if you've never heard VRD's. These are sold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Schu Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 That is a lot of amplifier for the money folks... dont hesitate if you are at all apprehensive. I've had my pair for less than 24 hours and it's been audio nirvana ever since they have arrived. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1101 Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Previous owner of these. Excellent sounding VRDs. A++++ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwc Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I've heard them too. Fantastic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown7 Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 Yes these sound incredible. I'm only selling them beings I bought A1UC's "hot rod" VRD amps with the Magnequest transformers and a ton of upgrades. Otherwise these wouldn't be going anywhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 that was a wise purchase... if they had been still available at this time, I would have bought them. come to think of it, sell me rodneys amps and you keep these VRDs? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown7 Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 Incredible amps for sure. I am grateful to own such nice gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstrickland1 Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Oh those walnut cases are a decent match for my new LS2's. This is just an observation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 1 minute ago, wstrickland1 said: Oh those walnut cases are a decent match for my new LS2's. This is just an observation it's an INCREDIBLE match top the Heritage speakers., specially the large horn loaded bass variants. At this price, it's a remarkable value as these amps asking price point belie their true performance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown7 Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 I completely agree Schu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown7 Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 Anyone interested in a nice pair of VRD's with Auricaps? Maybe it's a bad time of year to sell or something...For those of you unsure or unaware, these amps are incredible value. I personally don't know of anything that can best them for the price of admission, especially used, like this pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Yea i want them.. Very much. Is it OK if I'm a little short on funds? Like.. $1900+shipping short? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 ^^^^^ Well, that offer seems reasonable enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1101 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Hard to believe that these are still around. Don't find these so easily and with upgrades. Great price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown7 Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 On 7/9/2017 at 4:39 PM, mark1101 said: Hard to believe that these are still around. Don't find these so easily and with upgrades. Great price. Completely agree Mark. It's not the end of the world if I don't sell them, but I could use the cash more than two pair of VRD's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 im still here... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Breakdown7 Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 No one in need of VRD's with Auricaps? Bad time of year maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 See above... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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