Critic's Corner

• Why not one of my amps? - Ozzie 21:57:47 04/14/19 (6)
  In Reply to: RE: Why 12? posted by Inmate51 on April 13, 2019 at 11:51:03

  Wah.
  
  I have seen the Ongaku twice at audio shows. Seen it. Only. Did they hook it up, not hear the magic, then decide to just show it?
  

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  • I owned one of the first Krell KSA-100 amps and would not have included it in the list - suekraft 08:05:36 04/15/19 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Why not one of my amps? posted by Ozzie on April 14, 2019 at 21:57:47

    While the build quality was a vast improvement over my old Tandenberg, the highs were blazingly bright and the reason I started listening to tubes.
    

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  • :) -- you've given me a clue about the formula... - mhardy6647 05:38:03 04/15/19 (4)
    In Reply to: RE: Why not one of my amps? posted by Ozzie on April 14, 2019 at 21:57:47

    any old amp can be a legend; it just needs an evocative name in a foreign language -- perhaps ideally one that doesn't use the Latin alphabet.
    
    I think I'll build one out of ICEpower modules and give it a cool Japanese name. Anyone happen to know the Japanese word(s) for septic tank ?
    Or maybe dandruff ?
    
    I'm just brainstorming here -- there are no wrong answers.
    
    all the best,
    mrh
    
    

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    • RE":Anyone happen to know the Japanese word(s) for septic tank?" - b.l.zeebub 09:34:30 04/15/19 (3)
      In Reply to: RE: :) -- you've given me a clue about the formula... posted by mhardy6647 on April 15, 2019 at 05:38:03

      Are you into cockney rhyming slang? :)
      

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      • RE: RE":Anyone happen to know the Japanese word(s) for septic tank?" - mark.korda@myfairpoint.net 13:12:53 04/15/19 (2)
        In Reply to: RE: RE":Anyone happen to know the Japanese word(s) for septic tank?" posted by b.l.zeebub on April 15, 2019 at 09:34:30

        Hi,
        If you go by Absolute Sound's top pick for the amps in the latest issue I think the Heathkit W-5 may have been overlooked. Although a Williamson design itself it was an answer to bring a more affordable amp of that type to more of the Hifi buffs still using Altec and Peerless transformers....Mark Korda
        

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        • RE: RE":Anyone happen to know the Japanese word(s) for septic tank?" - Ross 19:27:26 04/26/19 (0)
          In Reply to: RE: RE":Anyone happen to know the Japanese word(s) for septic tank?" posted by mark.korda@myfairpoint.net on April 15, 2019 at 13:12:53

          I think the Heath W4 would be considered an "affordable" Williamson amp, as it was designed as a single chassis version of the W3 with a lower grade transformer. The W5 was a high end amp (for the time) and among the better amps of the golden era. I am a fan of both.
          

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        • RE: RE":Anyone happen to know the Japanese word(s) for septic tank?" - b.l.zeebub 06:56:16 04/18/19 (0)
          In Reply to: RE: RE":Anyone happen to know the Japanese word(s) for septic tank?" posted by mark.korda@myfairpoint.net on April 15, 2019 at 13:12:53

          I was just hinting at the fact that 'septic (tank)' is cockney rhyming slang for Americans. :)
          

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• Didn't you see the ad for the accompanying calendar?... - musetap 14:07:58 04/13/19 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Why 12? posted by Inmate51 on April 13, 2019 at 11:51:03

  Say that out loud quickly 12 times correctly.
  
  I double dog dare you.
  
  "Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Did you check out the list of amps? - suekraft 13:41:59 04/13/19 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: Why 12? posted by Inmate51 on April 13, 2019 at 11:51:03

  The Mark Levinson ML-2 was designed by our friend John Curl and is a worthy contender to be on the list I just called John to let him know.
  
  Do you really think the Levenson ML-2 was just added to fill up space?
  

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  • He said "why 12" (twelve), not "why l2" (L-2) (nt) - DAP 15:18:33 04/14/19 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Did you check out the list of amps? posted by suekraft on April 13, 2019 at 13:41:59

    
    

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