I imagine I don't have to say too much about this, many here will already be familiar with the man and his work, and will know exactly what this is.
Suffice it to say that John is one of the maverick geniuses of UK electronics. He built this amp for me about 4 years ago. It's sadly had very limited use since then due to my not having space at home for it, and I've decided the time has come to let it go to pastures new.
THE GOOD NEWS: This amp is an absolute BEAST. John claims it will give 100w p/c and I've no reason to doubt him. The sound is phenomenal, detailed and weighty yet liquid and smooth, with top-end clarity, a honey-golden mid-range and low-end heft. I can't find fault with it. There's no phono stage but it has 3 Line Ins on the back and a front-mounted Volume knob. Hand-wound transformers. A work of art inside. It's even CE certified as you can see from John's sticker on the back by the power switch ; ) At the moment it's got the Sov-Tek valves that came with it, as fitted and biased by John. Nobody else has worked on the amp but him, and indeed he requests that no-one does, save for himself.
THE SLIGHTLY LESS GOOD NEWS: When I received the amp from John, one of the black speaker terminals had got snapped off in transit (as pictured below). When I asked John about fixing it he said that both speakers could be wired to one black terminal and that's how I've been using it, with no problems. When I mentioned to John that I'd like to sell it he told me that should the buyer not be happy using it that way he would fix the issue, and also service the amp at the same time, all for free. Any prospective buyer is welcome to give him a call and check that with him, he has kindly agreed that is no problem. Not necessarily a big issue but wanted to mention it upfront.
I'm asking 1k for it. Willing to discuss shipping but personally I wouldn't trust a valve amp to a courier company, not to mention that it weighs about 40kg. It's currently in SW London and collection is preferred, or at least a door-to-door delivery such as AnyVan.com or similar.
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