Deang Posted December 15, 2004 Author Share Posted December 15, 2004 Tom -- don't ever give me sh!t again about not answering my email. You should also know that I'm not as forgiving as Craig. If you do business with anyone but me, I'll hunt down and kill you. It's part of your no-life warranty. That's me, Mr Gearhead, and still President of the Amp of the Month Club. What choice do I have? I only have 3 CD's, and I do have to keep things interesting around here. So Paul, still on your "period". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted December 15, 2004 Author Share Posted December 15, 2004 Big Ole Horns I cut and paste -- does that count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 "Big Ole Horns" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Dean, At least you don't try every year of Klipschorn. Of course those of us "in the know" know that the 1976 model is the best anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted December 15, 2004 Author Share Posted December 15, 2004 Hey, I've got the Atlas driver. Well, I do have that f'd up network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo33 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 "I swear if one more person types "Big Ole Horns" ......................." Big Ole Horns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Deans 3 cds Chevelle Sabbath "We sold our soul for R&R" Deep Purple "Made in Japan" Although he probably has a couple Debbie Gibson CDs hiding in his underwear drawer. How many times did you change speaker cables with the Quads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Or shouldn't it read: "Big Ol' Horns"! No one really says "Big Old Horns" anymore these days... I'm really interested to find out what Dean will think of the VAC once it arrives...should be an interesting review, and I for one can't wait to read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted December 15, 2004 Author Share Posted December 15, 2004 Well yeah, that's the inside joke around here. I only listen to Mudvayne, Chevelle, and Journey. Truthfully though, I only listen to Mudvayne and Journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch RF7 Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 ---------------- On 12/15/2004 11:47:09 PM DeanG wrote: Well yeah, that's the inside joke around here. I only listen to Mudvayne, Chevelle, and Journey. Truthfully though, I only listen to Mudvayne and Journey. ---------------- BOSTON RULES!!!!!!! Journey ROCKS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Landau Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 GFH rules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 ---------------- On 12/15/2004 6:52:20 PM DeanG wrote: What would you have suggested? ---------------- Don't you just hate it when a key question is left hanging out there in the breeze? Well, I venture to say he'd have said that you can't collect the last drop of delicacy out of Mudvayne that they so richly deserve by using an amp of more than 3.5W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 I am sure he'd/he'll have some brilliant words of wisdom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Oh yeah, Boston rules. So does Journey, Rush, AC/DC, Led Zep, The Cure, Radiohead, G.F. Handel, and J.S. Bach! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painful Reality Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 ---------------- On 12/16/2004 3:36:31 PM paulparrot wrote: Well, I venture to say he'd have said that you can't collect the last drop of delicacy out of Mudvayne that they so richly deserve by using an amp of more than 3.5W. ---------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Jeff, That was pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted December 18, 2004 Author Share Posted December 18, 2004 Well, I can't complain about the build quality, it's first rate. http://www.vac-amps.com/Manual_Ren30-30.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Painful, I PM'd you a couple days ago. Anxiously awaiting your reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Dean, It looks like R14 might have a cold solder joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted December 18, 2004 Author Share Posted December 18, 2004 LOL -- I hope not. I'm sure tired of dealing with that kind of thing. Believe me, I went all over it before powering it up. Not the cosmetic gem I'd hoped for. There is some hazing on the gold around the transformers, and the tops of the gold cap covers between the transformers are scratched up. These things are removable, and it looks like someone was just careless with them. Probably removed them, and put them in a box so they could happily roll around and bang into each other. It doesn't look like they were any more careful when they decided to put them back on, and managed to ding the side of the right output transformer as they slid them back on. The guy was either blind, or just didn't give a sh!t. I've already polished out the light scratches on the black, clear coated sections of the transformers, and fixed the small ding with a drop of black fingernail polish. I'll need some Mother's before I can do anything with the hazing. The amp actually looks better without the gold cap covers. I'll probably polish out the scratches and have them sent out to be black tefloned...IF...I decide to keep it. It's noisy. Noiser than the Apollos, which means I can hear it from 20 feet away. It's not a hum, but a buzz. There is a knob on the rear of the amp to add feedback. If I set it to the max setting, I can get it to quiet down to about where the QUADs were. At the zero feedback setting, the noise level is unacceptable, and there is waaay too much gain. Thank God for The Peach -- or this amp would already be back in the box. I really haven't had time to play with it much. I dealt with the cosmetic issues late last night while everyone was sleeping. Today has been madness around here -- so no in depth thoughts about the sound for a couple days. I have a feeling this one will benefit from some warm-up time. It also has a personality, which I think is an attribute of Triodes -- I found myself talking to the stupid thing -- coaxing it to cooperate with me. It's a modified Williamson circuit, but why they didn't go the extra mile and choke load it is beyond me. OTOH, I don't know enough about amplifiers to render any kind of critical judgment. My initial impresssion is that the bass, while tuneful and present -- is a bit weak. The QUADs were definitely warmer -- maybe in part due to the great bottom they had. I have a feeling the solid state rectification is coming into play here too. I'm hoping this is a case where the thing that impresses the least at first, is the thing that impresses the most at last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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