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Tube amp that will drive Apogee Scintilla

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Bob Carver is at it again, producing some monster tube amps. And with all the discussion about tubes and SS, I figured I would throw this one out there. 362W at 1ohm is just stupid silly for a tube amp. Wish I had the funds to buy it.
-Greg
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stereo-Pair-Monoblock-Tube-Amplifiers-Am (Open in New Window)

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RE: Tube amp that will drive Apogee Scintilla - pictureguy 23:52:08 09/18/10 (0)
An earlier Carver Effort: and still one of the Greats:

Too much is never enough
RE: Tube amp that will drive Apogee Scintilla - pictureguy 23:46:54 09/18/10 (1)
Sorry to be a damper, but while the scintilla is a wacky, low impedance load, what are the phase angles doing?
Don't know if it is inductive or capacitive reactance, but tubes / transformers simply do not like one of 'em......no matter how much power.

Too much is never enough
- RE: Tube amp that will drive Apogee Scintilla - morricab 02:54:08 09/20/10 (0)
  Well, like most ribbon speakers it is mostly resistive in nature. The crossover will add some reactance but it is of a low order design so that won't be too severe.
  
  I have heard the Scintillas driven just fine in a large room with the Vacuumstate monoblocks that are SPECIFICALLY designed to drive 1 ohm loads. They put out 150 watts into 1 ohm and this is enough to drive the speaker to more than satisfactory levels.
RE: Tube amp that will drive Apogee Scintilla - hahax@verizon.net 21:23:57 09/17/10 (0)
I suspect the old Melos monoblocks could also drive them. Theey were rated at 400 watts triode(they were actually more powerful) and I think they had a 2 ohm tap and a low output impedance for a tube amp.
RE: Tube amp that will drive Apogee Scintilla - thetintdoctor 19:27:17 09/17/10 (0)
Greg:
Those amps do look incredible. The only decent tube amp I ever got to use was on my new 1.6's, about 2000/2001. It was the 'reborn' (modern) Mac MC275. I think it was about 5~6 years old when I got it. They made a really nice music together. I'd love to hear what these babies in this auction could do!
RE: Tube amp that will drive Apogee Scintilla - sogood 07:40:02 09/17/10 (0)
Bob Carver loves the Apogee Scintilla....he is a long time owner of a pair.
There is one for sure available from Vacuumstate - morricab 01:09:41 09/17/10 (2)
It was developed Specifically to drive Scintillas and makes about 150 watts into 1 ohm.

I have heard this amp strapped to Scinnies and the sound was excellent with plenty of umph.
- RE: There is one for sure available from Vacuumstate - gregmacknass2@netzero.com 08:29:04 09/17/10 (1)
  "This amplifier has been designed with big Apogees in mind, the one ohm kind. It delivers 362 watts into my one ohm Apogee Scintilla"
  
  Quoted directly from the auction, 362 watts into 1 ohm
  
  -Greg
  - RE: There is one for sure available from Vacuumstate - morricab 12:06:29 09/17/10 (0)
    I am not talking about the amp in the auction.
anyone know what they end up selling for after auction? -nt - Green Lantern 21:18:38 09/16/10 (2)
.

"You don't have to be faster than the lion....
just the guy running next to you.." -anonymous
- RE: anyone know what they end up selling for after auction? -nt - gregmacknass2@netzero.com 22:07:20 09/16/10 (1)
  The last set he sold in June sold for $5655.55. I would expect this set to sell for about the same or a little more.
  -Greg
  
  Here is a link to the carver forums discussing this amp and the sale.
  - http://www.thecarversite.com/yetanotherforum/default.aspx?g= (Open in New Window)
  - RE: anyone know what they end up selling for after auction? -nt - gregmacknass2@netzero.com 22:25:21 09/16/10 (0)
    sorry $7700 on 7/29/10.
RE: Tube amp that will drive Apogee Scintilla - andyr 19:59:46 09/16/10 (4)
WOW!! :-))

Regards,

Andy
- RE: Tube amp that will drive Apogee Scintilla - Norman M 08:35:19 09/17/10 (3)
  "Wow". Both of them are too old to accurately hear what they are making/selling.
  - RE: Tube amp that will drive Apogee Scintilla - thetintdoctor 19:21:32 09/17/10 (0)
    NormanM: RE: Wow! They are too old to hear... Are you speaking from experience? :-)
  - LOL!! Good one. :-)) But they probably have much younger acolytes, who *can* hear? nt - andyr 14:46:52 09/17/10 (0)
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  - RE: Tube amp that will drive Apogee Scintilla - sailor321 09:43:20 09/17/10 (0)
    "Wow" that is an unfair age discrimination statement
    So it goes.........

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