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I guess I love the building and would rather build a new amp from Bottlehead if given the option. Heck, I have the Paramounts and I still want to build the Stereomour.
Of course, I would rather build than buy. I posted the thread just as an FYI.
My first Bottlehead Kit has been ordered, a Quickie, and I am pretty stoked. I am very sure I will be ordering more in the future, even with all my other projects in the basement, I am looking forward to doing a point to point instead for the first time.
Alan
Cool, haven't ordered mine yet. Should be fun. But the real, real fun comes when you build the FPIII, Paramount, etc... I have enjoyed those more than I can say. Quickie would be interesting from a learning perspective especially.
And from a play perspective!
That (IMHO) is the point of a $99 kit - you can play with it, try outrageous mods, take it to the beach ... :^) hey, how about some solar panels to power it? Or modify one of those crank-powered flashlights?
Or even a stationary bike. Oh the fun you can have!
Paul
And sound-wise it's got a pretty good foundation. DHT, clean HT, DC filaments, short point to point wiring. I think we're gonna get some fine sound out of it.
Triamp... Take a load off!
I think the DHT aspect will become more talked about once more folks hear it. That's one of the things I notice, the very relaxed yet highly resolved sound that DHTs have. When you combine that with the low noise battery supply you get a pretty refined sound for a Franklin.
Did I miss something? Is the stereomour a released product?
But worth waiting for, I think.
Agreed. I could never bring myself to buying somebody else's "pre-built" Bottlehead gear - you can't put a price on the feeling you get from seeing a Bottlehead box arrive at your doorstep and building your OWN amp from those parts. Plus, I'm way too fastidious with construction and would have to fight the urge to inspect every solder joint and wire, which might mean ripping apart the whole thing and re-doing it. Might as well build my own....
Also, what's with the blue top plates? I suppose they could be re-painted, but that would entail taking apart the whole darn amp (or in this case, amps). Again, might as well start from scratch.
I'd buy kits only, too. My top plates are blue...but they're a real nice sapphire blue, very dark like the bmw color w/ many clear coats. Looks good with flat black iron, black hex-head machine screws.
That is quite the price for a set with stock iron!
Still, it is probably worth the price to get a suitable platform on which to build the SR45 amp...
-Paul
SR45 Amp? What am I missing?
The Shunt Reg 45 kit was a kit that was out some time ago that converted the later model Paramours to run 45's fully shunt regulated with a 6CM7 as a driver/reg tube. Although the kit is no longer available, I have made a few custom boards that mount right over the power transformer and accomodate all the pieces to convert the amplifier. All you need beyong the boards/Paramours would be some nicer iron (TFA-204's, or TFA-2004's and appropriate plate chokes, or even Paramount upgrade iron).
-Paul
LOL I was thinking the same thing!
Nice amps. And a truly good price!
Can that really be rust or a finish? I can't believe with all the custom finishes on the amps that the rust ever got that bad. I have used steel wool on my Paramour transformers a couple of times and lightly oiled them. There is no way my amps would have gotten that rusted and they are older than the Paramounts.
Remember, YOU are the only one who needs to be happy with the sound of your system
Grainger Morrison
There Is Only One (Grainger Morrison, it seems)
Yeah, I wish I could pull the trigger but I don't think my wife would go for it. To many other projects in the loop.
Alan
I've seen the exact same one up for sale a little over a month ago on Audigon. Guess the guy is 'passing them on'.
Me too - I thought those amps looked familiar@ Actually, I recall seeing them much earlier in the year as well, so maybe these have been passed on more than once.
I think they may not have sold in the first place. I have seen them a couple of times. Last time I saw them on audiogon the listing was well over a month old. I bet you could pick these up for less than listed.
Edits: 09/19/09
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