My 2019 Update Thread - My final system I think.

[Gazjam]

Aside all the important stuff previously touched on...

New Apos Ray 12AU7 valves are on Point.
Fuck Me... wow.

250 hours till they stopped getting better.
Best signal valves I've had, and in several Amps

[Jimbo]

Aside all the important stuff previously touched on...

New Apos Ray 12AU7 valves are on Point.
Fuck Me... wow.

250 hours till they stopped getting better.
Best signal valves I've had, and in several Amps

Gary.....you got me tempted.....I might well be ordering some of these soon!? Damn.

https://apos.audio/products/ray-vacu...8dcb9ac6&_ss=r

Got a bit of a thing about tubes and they intrigue me especially as you have had such great results.

[Jimbo]

All that talk about Valves Gary sort of chimes with my latest Youtube outing.........


https://youtu.be/yWARaU_L5No

[Gazjam]

Cheers James
And apologies!

They really are that good.
Didn't know my Preamp could sound so good.
Worth every penny

Getting the kettle on, then sitting down to your latest Vid.

[Jimbo]

Cheers James
And apologies!

They really are that good.
Didn't know my Preamp could sound so good.
Worth every penny

Getting the kettle on, then sitting down to your latest Vid.

Hope it doesn't send you to sleep!

[Wakefield Turntables]

Ahh! Jim, you made another one. Now for a fresh cuppa!

[Macca]

All that talk about Valves Gary sort of chimes with my latest Youtube outing.........


https://youtu.be/yWARaU_L5No

I read somewhere (or maybe you told me) that Croft said he distilled down everything he'd learned over the years into the 7 series.

I love how stripped down those amps are.

Lots of attention to the important bits, anything you don't need in there, get rid.

[Jimbo]

I read somewhere (or maybe you told me) that Croft said he distilled down everything he'd learned over the years into the 7 series.

I love how stripped down those amps are.

Lots of attention to the important bits, anything you don't need in there, get rid.

Yes like an output transformer. I believe the real reason he went OTL was that really high quality transformers that were quiet and did not “add” anything to the sound were very expensive and he wanted to keep the cost down. Glenn’s ethos was to always provide excellent performance that was affordable.

[Macca]

Supposedly the definition of an engineer is someone who can make for fifty pounds something that any fool can make for five hundred pounds.

I think that's what the Series 7 are - proper engineer's amps. Well built but not over-built, well designed but not over designed.

I had a 7 power amp with a Micro Basic for a while but confess they were just a bit too hair shirt for me. But then my favourite kit has always been 1980s high end Japanese. I like the overkill so world's apart in philosophy really.

I sold them same day they went for sale and that was while they were still in production.

Wouldn't surprise me if they get to 'collector item' status in the not so distant future.

[Gazjam]

Hope it doesn't send you to sleep!

Enjoyed that video James,
informative and entertaining as always.

Saying that,your voice does have an AMSR quality to it
Theres voiceover work in your future I think!