The Arkless MC head amp.

[CageyH]

It's not the one that will sell for £180.

[Barry]

So exactly what was the "one-off headamp" that Alex reviewed?

[Jimbo]

What happened to the cheap head amp?

[Barry]

EXACTLY - what is the prototype supposedly doing the rounds?

[Arkless Electronics]

I'm confused - is the headamp reviewed by Alex the same as that auditioned by Marco and Ali, and is the one proposed to sell for £180?

Oh I thought it was very clear.. maybe not. The one bought and reviewed by Alex is the same one tried by Marco and Ali (it has been improved since they heard it though). This is a high end head amp which would be £800 if I made any more.
It has nothing to do with the budget one which is about to be available at a still undecided price... but in the ballpark of the £180 you mention. I intend the budget one to offer probably 80% of the sound quality of the high end one and to certainly wipe the floor with £500 ish SUT's

[alcarmichael]

See thread here regarding proposed head amp:-

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...interest-check

This is the one I bought:-

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...d-amp-for-sale

[Arkless Electronics]

Obviously nobody reads all the stuff I post All the above has been explained in detail more than once.

The one Alex bought is my original prototype for a high end head amp. It is a one off because it seems no one wants to pay £800 for a head amp even if it beats an SUT at double the price. Alex got it at a knock down price as a clearance item. I therefore have no plans to make another one UNLESS by some miracle people suddenly start asking for one (checks window for flying pigs...).

There are no head amps doing the rounds at the moment but there will be within a couple of days. This will be the budget one. See the thread on the budget one in my trade section for more details.

Edit: Alex beat me to it by putting the links in!

[Barry]

We're not expected to remember designs that were discussed over three years ago!

[Arkless Electronics]

We're not expected to remember designs that were discussed over three years ago!

Lol. It has been mentioned quite a lot lately though...

[alcarmichael]

As promised, a little pic of this rather boring looking, but oh so very exciting sounding head amp.