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In Reply to: RE: I'm a relative innocent, so posted by Travis on June 25, 2017 at 11:11:44
With a notional budget of $2K, I would recommend spending $1,500 on the amp and $500 on a pair of drivers. I would temporarily place the drivers in some home-made open baffles, such as those of the Briggs/JE Lab/MJ Sound variety. Alternatively, a simple back-loaded horn would be a nice idea (perhaps save up for a kit from Hasehiro, or someone similar). Good drivers, cheap baffle = maximum bang for buck.After some time, I might upgrade or change the speaker housings to experiment with something else. Drivers you might like to try are Diatone copies, or something like these L Cao Alinico 8" speakers:
With that in mind, for an amp, you could target quality used items like this Almarro A318B or a Bottlehead Stereomour II integrated 2A3 amp (and find a nice soul to build it for you). This would probably provide very satisfying results very quickly - keeping your interest up and unveiling a path you perhaps had not previously considered.
Bottlehead.
Almarro.
Cheers.
Big J
"... only a very few individuals understand as yet that personal salvation is a contradiction in terms."
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Thanks but I have no building skills whatsoever.
The amp suggestions are intriguing and look doable.
I appreciate the suggestions.
"If people don't want to come, nothing will stop them" - Sol Hurok
Ok, look for a used pair of Decware HDTs what use a modified Fostex driver in a very special designed cabinet. I have a pair now (paid $800 for them) and they are really awesome. For a quality SET you will need at least the price of an Almarro. A good, inexpensive PP triode design would be the PureSound A30, which can be found for under $1K, and sounds quite good.
Thanks, I will look into the PureSound. Good suggestion!
"If people don't want to come, nothing will stop them" - Sol Hurok
And don't forget to purchase a spare set of output and power transformers. There have been numerous stories of Chinese amps being scrapped because A) these items failed much sooner than expected and B) replacement parts weren't available. Seriously, you get what you pay for.
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Buy Chinese. Bury freedom.
Oh stop being an alarmist. I have seen so many dead amps from all countries...especially big American muscle amps. Chinese amps aren't the only ones with QC and design issues.
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