Yes, he's put a brick inside it....
My Copper amp weighs 40kg. Are we having a 'fat bastard' amp contest, then?
Marco
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Yes, he's put a brick inside it....
My Copper amp weighs 40kg. Are we having a 'fat bastard' amp contest, then?
Marco
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Lovely looking beastieOriginally Posted by jandl100
The Cyrus pre is already on gardening leave.
This arrived today ....
A vintage Technics SU-MA10 integrated amp - all 25Kg of it!
I have to say, it sound fantastic on 1st listen.
I am sorely tempted to get this lovely vintage bit of kit properly serviced and fettled - any reccies for who could do this?
Shame about yer odd knob Jerry
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Bit unfortunate having an "odd knob". Quite common I've been told.Shame about yer odd knob Jerry
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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Well, at my age, you're grateful for any knob that works.
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Do you still polish it, though? That's the question!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Don't be ridiculous. Everyone knows the best amps have tone controls and quadzillions of switches. Weight? Pah!!!What's it weigh, then?
Can it beat 25Kg?
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How does the techie compare to the Williams? (Whisper in my ear if the answer might offend Mr Williams...)
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They are both very good - no, excellent - amps.
I don't plan to sell the Williams amp (yet) - but there is something about a naturalness to the Techie that is just plain "yeah, that's how it should go".
The Williams is a tad better at deep bass slam & control, but doesn't maybe have quite the rez in the mids ... maybe ....
I was very satisfied with the Williams amp - it really is a stonker - and then the Technics turned up!
I can't quite put my finger on why I prefer the Technics at the moment - mmm, a more natural midrange is my best guess - more listening required!
Maybe bi-amping with the Williams on the bass?
Last edited by jandl100; 15-02-2014 at 18:31.
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Yep, listening through the Technics amp this evening, it's the midrange that's the key - exceptionally transparent with big, big dollops of that ol' palpable presence / tactility thing.
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WAD 300b PSE monoblocks - 26kg apiece.Yes, he's put a brick inside it....
My Copper amp weighs 40kg. Are we having a 'fat bastard' amp contest, then?
Marco
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