Elephantears
28-04-2017, 09:57
Croft Series 7. Already a classic, 45W Mosfet/Valve Hybrid Power Amp. £430 plus postage (RRP £770). Collection welcome from SE London.
This is very well known on the forum; a lovely design that has a naturalism which eludes many more expensive power amps. Some prefer the unregulated to the regulated version. It is quite system dependent, but whilst the R version are tighter, the standard series 7 has a big free-breathing sound that is full of tonal richness. It responds very well to tube rolling. The supplied JJ ECC83 is good, but if you put a nice Mullard inside it really adds something.
The condition is good; internally superb, with a couple of minor scratches externally. It won't win beauty contests but it's an unobtrusive and minimal black box that's easy to fit in a rack.
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb412/andreweastham/IMG_0155.jpg (http://s1204.photobucket.com/user/andreweastham/media/IMG_0155.jpg.html)
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb412/andreweastham/IMG_0156.jpg (http://s1204.photobucket.com/user/andreweastham/media/IMG_0156.jpg.html)
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb412/andreweastham/IMG_0154.jpg (http://s1204.photobucket.com/user/andreweastham/media/IMG_0154.jpg.html)
Review here:
http://www.tonepublications.com/review/croft-pair/
This is very well known on the forum; a lovely design that has a naturalism which eludes many more expensive power amps. Some prefer the unregulated to the regulated version. It is quite system dependent, but whilst the R version are tighter, the standard series 7 has a big free-breathing sound that is full of tonal richness. It responds very well to tube rolling. The supplied JJ ECC83 is good, but if you put a nice Mullard inside it really adds something.
The condition is good; internally superb, with a couple of minor scratches externally. It won't win beauty contests but it's an unobtrusive and minimal black box that's easy to fit in a rack.
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb412/andreweastham/IMG_0155.jpg (http://s1204.photobucket.com/user/andreweastham/media/IMG_0155.jpg.html)
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb412/andreweastham/IMG_0156.jpg (http://s1204.photobucket.com/user/andreweastham/media/IMG_0156.jpg.html)
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb412/andreweastham/IMG_0154.jpg (http://s1204.photobucket.com/user/andreweastham/media/IMG_0154.jpg.html)
Review here:
http://www.tonepublications.com/review/croft-pair/