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It's a traditional Croft design quirk. Glenn reckons they're better (giving improved stereo), and trust me knowing the man quite well, you've got more chance of becoming the next Prime Minister than of Glenn changing to single volume controls on his amps!
You're not alone in disliking the arrangement; personally though I don't have a problem with it :)
Marco.
To be honest, I suspect it's because of the rating of the pots Glenn wants to use not being available in a stereo form and the input selector switch is now stereo remember - mine has a collection of flick switches....
As Marco says, having twin volume controls is a "Crofty" thing now and no hardship in their current position on the front panel.
PLEASE give this range a listen fella's. It's not expensive, relatively speaking and my mate who owns the dealership near Saffron Walden loves it to bits...
There's a very nice Croft Charisma-X preamp for sale here - the same one as mine!
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...7642#post37642
Gotta be bargain of the century with all the mods and NOS valves included :cool:
Marco.
This is simple to sort out - set the balance you prefer & get yourself a neoprene 'O'- ring of the right size to gang the two together. If you want to adjust balance either take it off, or hold one while you turn the other.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
I'm a newcomer to The Art of Sound and a latecomer to this thread but I would like to add my endorsement of these new Crofty amps.
I knew they would be good because in all the years I have known Glenn, he has never made a duff product. However, I wasn't expecting great things when I heard they would be £700 a piece and saw how small they are and then felt the tinny lids but the looks are deceiving - these are seriously good amps. I kid you not, if they were in carved-from-solid cases, priced £5K a lump, you really wouldn't query it. Stunning.
Can't wait for the no-holds-barred range at twice the price.
Nice one Glenn.:cool:
Glenn's a gem, Dave, and one of the 'old school'. They're a dying breed.
I will shortly be having a listen to the amps in question and if they're half as good as my Charisma-X, modified by the man himself, then they'll be amazing! :)
The quality of Glenn's phono stages in particular is quite phenomenal.
Marco.
I don't know how Glenn does it or why he does it !!!
He isn't one for BS or for making money. All he seems to want is for as many people as possible to enjoy good sounds without being ripped off. The new Micro pre is a stunning (MM only) phono stage which I have found betters some megabuck stages with ease and then you remember it's a pre as well and costs £700. Or 'beer tokens' as Glenn prefers. :cool:
Or curry vouchers...as long as the rice is up to scratch ;)
I agree, his MM all-valve, point-to-point hard-wired, phono stages are amazing. You can tell that they're designed by someone with a passion for vinyl and the knowledge of how to get the most from it :)
Well I know how much he hates CD and digital! :eyebrows:
Marco.
The only person I know who hates digital more is Tom Fletcher.:steam:
I had a conversation with Tom a while ago when he wanted me to obtain a couple of addresses for him. I asked why he didn't Google them on the computer ? 'The computer ? Oh, is that the grey thing I stick Post-It notes on kid ?'
Good old Tom, he makes me look computer literate.:lol:
Hehehe... Love it! :lolsign:
Marco.