Ashmore
12-07-2012, 09:59
OK guys, I'm selling the mighty Romulus. Not an easy decision to make.
For those not in the know the Romulus is a 35wpc valve integrated amp. Mine is the mark III version, bought just last year from our friends over at the Emporium. It's in very good condition with a few inconsequential scratches to the wonderful finish.
You'll find a great review here: http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/crdevelopments_romulus.htm and I'm hoping Jerry may come along later to provide his own endorsement (I know he owned one for a while - there's a thread about it somewhere). Note that my version is a later one than reviewed and has a slightly different spec, see the image below.
It's yours for £650 including a full complement of valves, plus an almost new set of Full Music 2xECC83 and 2xECC82s (these cost me a shade over £100) (it takes three ECC83s, but unfortunately I got a duff one!).
Why am I selling? Well I recently treated myself to a pair of Colin's amazing Edingdales, which are much more sensitive than the speakers they replaced and the Romulus barely makes it past go before it's too loud. A scrawny valve amp this is not! The sound is wonderful by the way - detailed, pacey, and coherent.
I can post it. But I warn you - it's a heavy old beastie!
http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/9293/romulusn.jpg
By ashmasher (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ashmasher)
For those not in the know the Romulus is a 35wpc valve integrated amp. Mine is the mark III version, bought just last year from our friends over at the Emporium. It's in very good condition with a few inconsequential scratches to the wonderful finish.
You'll find a great review here: http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/crdevelopments_romulus.htm and I'm hoping Jerry may come along later to provide his own endorsement (I know he owned one for a while - there's a thread about it somewhere). Note that my version is a later one than reviewed and has a slightly different spec, see the image below.
It's yours for £650 including a full complement of valves, plus an almost new set of Full Music 2xECC83 and 2xECC82s (these cost me a shade over £100) (it takes three ECC83s, but unfortunately I got a duff one!).
Why am I selling? Well I recently treated myself to a pair of Colin's amazing Edingdales, which are much more sensitive than the speakers they replaced and the Romulus barely makes it past go before it's too loud. A scrawny valve amp this is not! The sound is wonderful by the way - detailed, pacey, and coherent.
I can post it. But I warn you - it's a heavy old beastie!
http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/9293/romulusn.jpg
By ashmasher (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ashmasher)