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In Reply to: Re: BUY IT! posted by fan4fan1 on March 12, 2007 at 08:04:33:
I waited 3 months for my 45 Star Chiefs due to the silver transformers and Ron always replied to my emails , maybe not same day, but he did reply. I was getting frustrated as I'd just sold my DRD 45s, however the wait was worth it. I would have waited 6 months to get them if I knew what joy was to come.Definately buy the Terraplanes. You'll fall in love with them. An unbelievable bargain and one of the best amps around IMO. In fact I'm tempted to buy in his sale the kit Star Chief to experiment on and practice my soldering skills.
Don't forget to post your impressions when they do arrive.
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OK, I'm in! Just placed my order. Thanks for the honest pros and cons discussions. Would hate to think how scary a purchase like this might be if not for forums like this. I will post my thoughts and experiences as they occur.
I have received my Star Chief kit and a while ago you commented that you wished you had not sold your DRD45s. After I complete my Kit, I will be in the same situation. Keep the DRD45s or sell them.So, tell me why you wished you would have kept them.
Cut-Throat
Hi Cut-Throat,Hope your Star Chief are coming along nicely.
You will be impressed at the difference compared to the DRD45.
To answer your question, I would have kept them to experiment on. By that I mean they would have given me the option of trying out different 'flavours' on the DRD to gauge what effect changes make and whether to implement them in the Star Chief. I would hate to change something in the Star Chief and have it all go wrong with my beginer soldering skills. I don't even know how to discharge a capacitor yet!
I have a friend who has changed to battery bias and claims it has had the greatest improvement. Also some resistors can be changed to Bulk Metal Foils and perhaps change caps to Vcaps.
So, for the price you would get for your DRD45s it makes sense to keep them IMO.
Not so smart after all am I!!!
cheers
smart
Since, I'm building my Star Chiefs, I have no problem modding and unmodding my amps. So, I'll probably just convert my DRD45s to cash. My house is overflowing with stereo gear anyway! : -)
Cut-Throat
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