dkpack99 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I was on the hunt for a nice two channel amplifier to drive my Belles and instead I bought this bad boy… Anyone know much about it? I couldn’t find anything online. The Klipsch badge on top seems to be from the factory, rather than just a sticker… What is it? What’s it worth? Does it have a mate out there? Thanks in advance for your help! Dave P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Cant see or open a picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkpack99 Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 14 minutes ago, OO1 said: Cant see or open a picture Thanks! I think I’ve got it now… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 36 minutes ago, dkpack99 said: Thanks! I think I’ve got it now… It's not a klipsch amplifier , someone took off a sticker from a klipsch K-33 woofer and placed it on top of the amp , this is an ONLIFE Research UM-10mkII Monaural Tube amp , 10 W push-pull configuration using triode 2A3. this amp looks like great Quality -Made in Japan https://audio-database.com/DYNAVECTOR/amp/um-10mkii.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkpack99 Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 Thanks 001! The one thing that has me puzzled is that it’s more than a sticker… it’s more like a metal plate, that fits perfectly in the “stamped” circle on the metal (transformer?) case… I don’t see the “stamped circle” on the amp you linked… Any chance Klipsch had “limited” run of these badged Klipsch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 28 minutes ago, dkpack99 said: Any chance Klipsch had “limited” run of these badged Klipsch? the klipsch K-33-E badge comes from a klipsch 15 inch woofer , had the badge been specifically Made for the amp , it would not say " K-33-E " the amplifier shows the Manufacturer's Serial no badge , look at the right of the 1st picture you posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkpack99 Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 Yes, I thought that was odd…but there’s still the fact that it fits perfectly in the stamped circle (which doesn’t exist on the amp shown elsewhere… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, dkpack99 said: it fits perfectly in the stamped circle it does , the letters are level Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 In the early 2000's a "boutique" amp company approached Klipsch with a "marketing collaboration" proposition. No deal was reached. The Museum has a vaguely similar prototype. This MIGHT be an internal prototype of theirs that we did not see. This is strictly a GUESS! On the other hand, it could be (and probably is)someone just farting around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkpack99 Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 JRH, Good to know, I think it must have been a prototype or something.. I can’t imagine why else the “stamped circle” exactly fitting metal badge could come from… it’s more than a sticker or badge attached to the amp.. Now, if I could only find its mate! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted February 9, 2023 Moderators Share Posted February 9, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 9:34 AM, JRH said: On the other hand, it could be (and probably is)someone just farting around. Is that a Klipschism, Industry term, or Historian shorthand? Either way, sure conveys the message in one cylinder language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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