mobile homeless Posted January 28, 2003 Author Share Posted January 28, 2003 Suddenly, they are 300B? Was that a mild Freudian slip? Heh... I have some shots of those amps I'll post this eve. They are very dramatic birds-eye maple. And they are LARGE beasts! These things are not for the faint of heart. NO Wright Sound Monoblocks here. Three Wright Sound 3.5 could fit on the top plate of one of these! Then again, the Wright Sound 2A3 Monos are diminutive little amps (they just sound big). Stay tuned. I throw some stuff up. Know you're excited. kh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Mandaville Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 Hey, Jean-Francois! Very beautiful work, and a ground buss that is great! But, I thought you said you don't use cathode bypass capacitors?? Regards, Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnysal Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 they are 300b right now, jeff is going to change them..I went with 2A3 after all. both you and jean francois seemed so sure that it will do the trick with my k-horns I could not refuse. I may have to plan to spring for a preamp around june-ish...lol! thanks for the photos, I have to have something to keep me company until the amps arrive...tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile homeless Posted January 28, 2003 Author Share Posted January 28, 2003 Ummm... he doesnt post here, remember? Indeed. If you read the post above, it says he is trying this design with and without the bypass caps and doing listening tests. They are removable which is a good thing. I personally have a Solen Metal Can bypassing the 6000uF of electrolytics in my Cary PS and really like the result. You might be talking about the little Black Gates. He made it sound like he was going to be trying them with and without as I mentioned above. kh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Mandaville Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 ummmmmmmmmmmm.... I was going by one of the emails he sent me. I haven't read very much about this preamp, Kelly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale W Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 He might not " post " here, BUT one would be a fool to think he's not reading this thread !!!!! Trust me he's here allright .That much i know for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 That is by far the nicest work I have ever seen so far. I still can't believe the deal he is giving on it !! Such detail ! Now all he needs is to either add a phono stage to that preamp or put together a seperate phono stage and I'll have to start pinching penny's. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile homeless Posted January 28, 2003 Author Share Posted January 28, 2003 Erik, take a look at the schematics he sent you (V52/Horus etc). I believe I have a few here too. I dont see too many bypass caps (Perhaps one on the output tube). I remember him talking to me about not liking bypass caps on the input driver of a tube amp. My reference to the READING was to the POST I made just a few above yours. It's in the TEXT above the pic of the REAR of the preamp. It stated he is trying WITH and without the bypass caps. kh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile homeless Posted January 28, 2003 Author Share Posted January 28, 2003 Thanks for the comments Craig! He said some nice things about the work you were doing on those Dynaco too. I dont know if he passed that along to you. You both have done excellent jobs. As for a phono stage, I have asked him several times.... He says it's a real pain to do a REALLY good one... who knows. Tonight, he is taking the Pantheon 6SN7 over to a guy I sold my old Cary 6SL7/6SN7 preamp to and giving it a go against it with Lowthers and 300B. kh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leok Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 Beautiful preamp, Jean-Francois. Audio Art. Kelly, beautiful pictures. leok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Mandaville Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 I see that now, Kelly. JF just sent one schematic, which was kind of him to do. Though he may not post here, I was confident you would provide some extra information on his preamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile homeless Posted January 29, 2003 Author Share Posted January 29, 2003 Tony, as promised, here are some shots of your new monoblocks from Jean-Francois. As stated, these are BEASTS loaded with tweaks galore. They may have changed since these pics were taken so dont hold me to the internals at this stage! To see the other shots, click below. I recommend cable connection or patience: Jean-francois' 2A3/300B Monoblocks kh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 Thank goodness I didn't end up with these, as there isn't near enough wire to satisfy my current fetish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnysal Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 yeah dean lucky you...lol! perhaps I'll have you guys down here for a long weekend, listening sessions, visit the beach, volcanos, hit the shooting range, back on the plane for the USA...keep it in mind, three hours from Miami, Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Robinson Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 Damn, that sounds inviting ... It's about 20F here and snowing (again). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile homeless Posted January 29, 2003 Author Share Posted January 29, 2003 Fly me down and I'll set em up even! Hey, Tony! What is this I hear about some ole "magic eye" you want installed? You having Cary nightmares now??? heh kh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 So what is Jean asking for amps like these ?? They sure look great !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triode Pete Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 It looks absolutely beautiful!!!...but (and a big but), how does it sound??? There are many boastful claims in these postings. Who actually has heard this pre-amp??? What would Paul W. Klipsch say? Would he break out his yellow & black lapel pin and say, "Ho Hum, Another Audio Breakthrough" ? Playing the Devil's Advocate, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnysal Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 jeff it taking out the attentuators (I will be using a preamp with these) and we need to fill the space, instead of just a logo "JL" or a block of contrasting wood I thought it would be cool to install a cat eye tube (just like I had seen on some dennis had creation, you were right) be he doesn't like the idea...oh well, maybe you can put in a good word for the cat's eye idea...they only cost $5-25 a piece. tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 The monoblocks are/were his personal amps. He only sold them to finance his next project -- which is to build the Pantheon amp. Tony got a hell of a deal, and I'm still tearing the feathers out of my pillows for not muscling my way into them. Buy hey, I AM a gentleman, and of course -- I'm flat broke at the moment. These amps had it all, and if I had to ballpark a figure -- I'd say they could be built again for a mere $3500. What do you think Kelly? As far as the preamp goes -- get real. This guy obviously knows what he's doing, and his attention to detail goes a LONG way to showing how much thought, time, and effort has gone into the design. The underside of his preamps makes my AE-3 DJH look like a complete clusterphuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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