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Here we go, if anyone is intereted in the following these could fund a new venture,
Bill Beard P100 Running kt88's very heavy £525
Audion Silver Nights Running 300b's Boxed £1000
Leak stereo 20 serviced £475 matching varislope stereo pre amp £100
Leak TL 10's, mullard GZ34 rectifiers and new russian 6L6's £550, or fitted with Mazda 6P25 £600 or NOS KT61's and matching rectifiers £700, amps have been serviced
Quad 11's fully quad serviced and now fitted with matched pairs of smoked glass gec kt66's, two valves were NOS and two had very few hours on them, all tested like new, i have only run them on occasion, if the rest of the kit goes these will stay.
£800
sensible offers are welcome on all of the above, job lot perhaps
I don't really want to sell but needs be needs must :(
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Audion Silver Nights Running 300b's Boxed £1000
Nice, but are they PP or SE? :)
I believe they are classified as duel single ended as they run 2 300b's on each amp giving about 18 watts per channel
bonneville
06-10-2009, 09:13
Hi You have a PM re TL10's
Vinnie
For those that were wondering about the TL10 modification to run 6L6's here a schematic
The amps had a few resisters changed, but it is all easy to change back, this was a common and Quad recommended change mainly for the American markets as kt61's were and still are very scarce,
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StanleyB
06-10-2009, 10:55
That Beard P100 is one of the best valve amps ever made as far as I am concerned. Very tempting, but I have more amps than rooms to connect them up in... And then there is the possibility that my acrylic rack might melt from the heat.
Perhaps Stanley i should be keeping it then, i must admit it's one of my wifes favorites as well:smoking:
The Grand Wazoo
06-10-2009, 14:27
I'd be keeping it if I were you Jon.
If you can't sell it, I'll give you an address in Steyning, where you can leave it for safekeeping/storage/permanent loan/gift (you choose). I'll pay your petrol money & pick it up from there later!!!
Good luck with the sales!
Chris mate, you and Stan have just made me think i might have to stick it back into my rack (well floor at the moment as it tends to make racks bend and warp under the strain) and make it a keeper;)
Spectral Morn
06-10-2009, 17:29
The Beard's the only amp of the lot I would buy if I had the money.
Jon.... KEEP IT.
Regards D S D L
StanleyB
06-10-2009, 20:02
The Beard's the only amp of the lot I would buy if I had the money.
It became an overnight legend when it was first released. I heard one matched to a Yamaha NS1000 and I am yet to hear a piece of British craftsmanship matched to a piece of Japanese engineering that sounded any more enthralling.
Spectral Morn
06-10-2009, 20:13
It became an overnight legend when it was first released. I heard one matched to a Yamaha NS1000 and I am yet to hear a piece of British craftsmanship matched to a piece of Japanese engineering that sounded any more enthralling.
The Beard kit was very good indeed. I heard an integrated from them oh 20 years ago ish. I thought it was stunning. On that basis alone I think this power amp would be excellent. Leak, Quad etc over rated IMHO.
I think it was BB 100, not sure though. I have an issue of Hi-Fi News with a review, I will go have a look.
Regards D S D L
Technics Fan
07-10-2009, 09:04
You have Pm re; Audion Silver Nights Running 300b's Boxed £1000
Audions on hold
And i have decided to keep the Beard, perhaps until one of you makes me an offer i can't refuse:eyebrows:
The Grand Wazoo
07-10-2009, 20:15
A wise man indeed!!
StanleyB
07-10-2009, 20:23
Audions on hold
And i have decided to keep the Beard, perhaps until one of you makes me an offer i can't refuse:eyebrows:
I have refused some great offers on a couple of my gear and I am glad to say that I made the right decision in each case. But before that, I sold or dumped some stuff that I have forever regretted. Like the Ditton speakers I put in the skip, or the KEF104 I took apart just for the speakers. Then there was the Rotel RX1603 that's now worth a fortune on eBay. Jeeeez. I am feeling depressed right now. I need a drink....
anthonyTD
07-10-2009, 20:35
I have refused some great offers on a couple of my gear and I am glad to say that I made the right decision in each case. But before that, I sold or dumped some stuff that I have forever regretted. Like the Ditton speakers I put in the skip, or the KEF104 I took apart just for the speakers. Then there was the Rotel RX1603 that's now worth a fortune on eBay. Jeeeez. I am feeling depressed right now. I need a drink....
i'm with you on the 104's, i had a lovely one owner original pair a few years back, yep sold them, wished i hadnt sometimes!
A...
I have a pair of Kef 105.3's sitting in my garage that need a bit of a fiddle, they sounded very good with the Beard as i remember
StanleyB
07-10-2009, 20:54
I have a pair of Kef 105.3's sitting in my garage that need a bit of a fiddle, they sounded very good with the Beard as i remember
Knowing this place, I bet you someone is going to send you a PM in order to find out if they are for sale.
Decades ago I had a pair of the 105 and a pair of the B&W801 Matrix in safe keeping for a friend who was otherwise detained at her majesty's pleasure. Suffice to say I was far younger then, and it was partying and other stuff :eyebrows: for months. The KEF105 sounded far better than the B&W801. Well worth sorting them out Jon. You are sitting on a Old Skool masterpiece.
Ali Tait
09-10-2009, 21:29
If anyone's looking at these,buy the stereo 20! A great amp.I would say most people's opinions of it are coloured by listening to tired examples.Renew the caps and resistors and you will have a superb sounding amp.These have superb quality output transformers.
The Audions are back on the market, i said sensible offers not piss takes or perhaps i'm dreaming:(
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StanleyB
11-10-2009, 00:32
Sorry to learn that the deal fell flat Jon. They look absolutely fabulous and well looked after.
Audions have now been sold , but one of the numptys from Interparcel decided to drop the things which caused a crease in the case, so we have now got a drawn out process of a claim going through, they were shipped in the original double packaging with fragile tape and this way up all over them and the dickheads still decide to have a game of football with them, i just don't get it:steam:
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