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In Reply to: RE: Stay away from Velleman amps. posted by tubular.well on September 22, 2016 at 03:53:27
Wow! Thanks! I had no idea! Those look great and should be enough for 90% of the speakers I want to try out.
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Built a VTA ST-70 and it is a fantastic amp. Far better than the original version.
One thing. If you build it get that cap upgrade. Also try to get the GE 12AU7s from Bob. But use the Gold Lion KT66 outputs. Wow!!!!
If you don't get the GEs from Bob than the new TungSols are just as good.
Bob Latino is a wonderful patient guy. And the kit was fun to build. The instructions were VERYYYYYYY clear!!!!! I enjoyed the entire project.
Manny,
Listen to the guys. Stay away from a Velleman POS.
If you want to mess around with several different speaker variants, acquire and refurb, ala McShane, a H/K Cit. 2. You can't get a Cadillac at a Chevrolet price. About the only speakers you should stay away from with a "Deuce" are big Thiels, with their ghastly drop down to 1 ohm. ARs, B&Ws, 'stats, etc. will be fine.
Eli D.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Cimarron#Reception_and_legacy
;-) Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Edits: 09/22/16 09/22/16
If you're careless, you can pay for a Cadillac and get a Yugo, never mind a Chevy. :> (( The point is that TANSTAAFL always applies. Also, a fool and his money ...
If you don't do the necessary "homework", pain (both auditory and financial) will plague you.
Eli D.
Eli,
You have never steered me wrong (since the Bottlehead phase those many years ago) and I will listen to your sage wisdom.
Besides us Queens guys have to stick together even if I'm in Miami Beach now. Don't let anyone fool you, it's Forest Hills with palm trees.
near the Queens line.
We have a place in Hallandale Beach right on S Ocean drive.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
Well then! You should let me know when you are coming down and we can get together to have a few cold ones in the heat and humidity.
Well I don't drink but we can surely share lunch..You can have a few tho.I get stuffed up when I drink alcohol and can't breathe.I must be allergic to it..LOL
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
I meant 7Up! I'm highly offended! 😁. Lol. No. I meant beer. Do you live down here full time or just snowbird?
Snowbird.My sister has a Penthouse on S Ocean drive and my daughter lives up toward Canaveral.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
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