Audio Flynn Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Allan; Too busy listening to offer a review? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpines Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z256/wpines/NOSamp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a> I can't post pics, try as I might. If this link works, you will see my new NOS Stereo amp in Cherry, stainless, black and KT88. Meagain's gonna be drooling again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 When you put beautiful, prettily shaped tubes in them (power & rectifier) like Allan has - then I'll start drooling again. Allan - where are you? It's been a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Mandaville Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Craig: This is the best work I've seen from you. Very nicely done. PSU is still not yet done at this point, right? Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch Employees Trey Cannon Posted May 26, 2007 Klipsch Employees Share Posted May 26, 2007 That is a very nice looking amp. I do have 2 questions, were are the transistors and why does it have all the light blubs on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 except for that resisitor far left that must have fallen out of the final assembly... seriousl, that is some beautiful craftsmanship, wonder how they sound! I'm sure they'll sound nothing short of stellar. Craigs amps are the best I've heard yet, clairity and sound dynamics are beyond comprehension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Craigs amps are the best I've heard yet, clairity and sound dynamics are beyond comprehension. Wow, maybe I should buy a pair! I think you need to hear more amps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott0527 Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Craigs amps are the best I've heard yet, clairity and sound dynamics are beyond comprehension. Wow, maybe I should buy a pair! I think you need to hear more amps. He just needs to hear one of those Mr. T amps like you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Craigs amps are the best I've heard yet, clairity and sound dynamics are beyond comprehension. Wow, maybe I should buy a pair! I think you need to hear more amps. Not a clue whether this is a delusional or coherent comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Craigs amps are the best I've heard yet, clairity and sound dynamics are beyond comprehension. Wow, maybe I should buy a pair! I think you need to hear more amps. Not a clue whether this is a delusional or coherent comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 "He just needs to hear one of those Mr. T amps like you have." ...only if he has a smaller room, sits within 12 feet of the speakers, and stays within the lower portion of the amps power range -- say first watt or two. At those levels, there is more clarity/transparency than the VRDs (or any other tube amp I've heard), and dynamics are on par with any amp I've heard. I've been very clear regarding the limitations of the low powered tripath amps, and I suspect most around here would immediately push them into the range where they sound nothing short of terrible. Not a clue whether this is a delusional or coherent comment. I'm not the one that said a 60 wpc tube amp has dynamics beyond comprehension. If you want clarity and dynamics in spades at the expense of some of that rich and airy quality a good tube amp brings to the table -- then buy one of the QSC powerlight amps, which will dust a pair of VRD's in those categories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjgeraci Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Heh, heh, heh....................Dean's on a roll this morning. Well, since I own VRDs and one of those QSC things, I guess that I just have to break down a buy a Super T to round out the trifecta. [][H][] BTW, I have heard a number of tube and solid state amps of various designs and have yet to hear the "perfect" amp for all listeners and all listeners' preferences. Its all about preferences and compromise. Congrats, Allan. Looks incredible, and I bet it sounds just as good. Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Landau Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Very nice. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted May 27, 2007 Author Share Posted May 27, 2007 I have been in the UK for the past 11 days. I haven't spent more than 10 hours with the new amp and haven't even hooked up the TT to it yet. And none of this listening time has been in any way focused or "critical." I should have something to say in the next 2-3 weeks. But I have to tell you guys, I really like what I've been hearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 BTW, I have heard a number of tube and solid state amps of various designs and have yet to hear the "perfect" amp for all listeners and all listeners' preferences. Its all about preferences and compromise. ... add recordings to that list. We used to talk a lot around here about having more than one amp around -- still not a bad idea for a multitude of reasons. It's not impossible to like two things equally but for different reasons. Sometimes listening habits change, and you find something that works better for you than the thing you've been using -- but it doesn't dimish the quality of the thing you left behind. Erik catches a lot crap on this forum, and I don't always agree with him either, but one thing I do agree with him on is the idea that there are a lot of different ways to enjoy music -- and there's absolutely nothing wrong with exploring them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Craigs amps are the best I've heard yet, clairity and sound dynamics are beyond comprehension. Wow, maybe I should buy a pair! I think you need to hear more amps. I am quite happy, no very happy with my VRD's thus far, but that is not to say I wouldn't listen or consider something else... So on that note, what would your worldly ears suggest? What amps have you listened to, that you would consider being hands down better than the VRD's? I know you owned a pair, but did you ever get the opportunity to listened to Craigs VRDs with a decent set of tubes, or at least being powered with a nominal voltage magnitude, i.e. something closer to 115 or120VAC, as opposed to 130VAC? Your comments or insinuations are the first negative comments I've heard with regards to Craig's VRD's. Or was it my choice of non-audiophile wording? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Deang Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 If by "decent" you mean $1200 worth of Genelex, then no -- I never got to hear them with something like that. I did have them on the Furman with new tubes before I sold them. My comments weren't a rub on the VRD's, but on your characterization of their sound. I just thought it was funny that of all the words available to describe their sound, you chose those two -- words normally reserved for quality solid state. Now, as for recommending something "hands down better than the VRD's" -- that would depend on how you define "better". There may not be anything "better", or there may be quite a few things "better" -- depending on what you want from your sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 I'm not the one that said a 60 wpc tube amp has dynamics beyond comprehension. If you want clarity and dynamics in spades at the expense of some of that rich and airy quality a good tube amp brings to the table -- then buy one of the QSC powerlight amps, which will dust a pair of VRD's in those categories. Wouldn't 'clarity' and 'airy' go hand in hand? My mind is telling me that if there's super clarity, that can translate to 'air'. Am I wrong? I want to understand this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Craigs amps are the best I've heard yet, clairity and sound dynamics are beyond comprehension. Wow, maybe I should buy a pair! I think you need to hear more amps. Not a clue whether this is a delusional or coherent comment. Hmm, mind if I use that last line as my signature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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