Is chest shaking somethin you want in the home though?Originally Posted by Firebottle
Well I've given the L12 a good rattle today and it goes amazingly LOUD.
Really clear and superb low end grunt, chest shakingly good. I am definitely a happy bunny with this amp. Not much waste heat either, it runs very cool.
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depends on the chest too
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and the shakin' as well .. good shaking is always a plus .. no shakin in da home, no fun
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Did anything more come if this amp demo?
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Yes James it did.
Upon listening again with the same set up the overall tonality had changed a little (a little).
The mods made were increased input impedance and reduced gain. I think that the differences in perceived sound were probably how the amplifier was reacting to the speaker load/impedance, and as such would vary depending on the speakers used.
An interesting demo was made round at Jimbo's with his system. With my KIN preamp doing the preamp duties the sound was, to be frank, the best vinyl soundstage I have ever heard, but using the Croft 7 power amp.
Putting the L12 amp in the system lost most of the 3D soundstage and air around instruments and performers. I am going to experiment with making the L12 more class A for the first few watts to see if this can equal the excellent Croft 7 performance.
If this doesn't work the I may experiment with incorporating a valve input stage 'a la' Croft
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Really interesting, thanks .
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I bought one of these L12 boards on the strength of Alan's review of the SQ. Already had a 28v centre tapped tranny and binding posts and RCA's from a knackered amp, so just had to make a box and wire it all up. Fired it up today and BANG!
No.....not BANG...POP....MAGIC SMOKE ALERT....but Bang......WOW....great sound, using it as a power amp.....no buzz, hiss or turn-on/off noise. Runs mildly warm. A good match for my current hungry Heybrooks.
A no brainer for the bucks. Going to get another one.
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Case is an unused LP box and the metal bits are some of the case of AA amp that was cannibalised.
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