Yeah, but they and Marco's boat anchor are valve things - where you need half a ton of iron just to make them work properly. ;)
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Yeah, but they and Marco's boat anchor are valve things - where you need half a ton of iron just to make them work properly. ;)
Aye, but at least you can get them to work without negative feedback. The triode is still the most linear amplifying device yet devised by man. :eyebrows:
Stoppit you lot, or we'll start talking power output instead of weight...
Well.........that lump that landed on Jerry's rack is an integrated amp is it not?
In that case, it's only fair to weigh yer pre-amp in too.
So........
my ARC SP8 pre weighs 10 kg
the ML11 weighs 16 kg
the ML9 weighs 36 kg
62kg in total me-hearty's!!
Not an output transformer in sight!!!!
My bruva is bigger than your bruva.:ner::lol:
Sometimes age-old dreams really do come true.
Ever since I was a wee nipper of an audiophile, barely knee-high to a standmount speaker, I have thought that the pinnacle of aesthetic hifi perfection were those Marantz quadraphonic receivers from the 1970s. If you are old enough you must remember them!
Well, inspired (and made insanely jealous) by new AOS member Patrick's Kenwood receiver I perused that well-known online auction site for something that would finally satisfy my 40 year craving.
And here she is, just arrived all the way from Holland ....
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps4b3b9a3d.jpg
Isn't she a beauty :drool:
What does she sound like? I have no idea, I just plan to admire her looks. :)
Well, perhaps I'll connect her up sometime soon.