PFKMan23 Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 So I got a pair of K1000s a couple weeks ago, and now I need an amp. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 What a coincidence I bought a second pair last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerius Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Go totally nuts and get someone to custom build a push-pull 300B tube amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigiPete Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Get a Dynamite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFKMan23 Posted March 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Hmm.. interesting.. I was thinking along the lines of some kind of tube amp that used power tubes, not sure if I want an OTL or TC design though... Some other SS options woud be cool too. @ Go Vibe.. I have a PINT so the Go Vibe would be a no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 For a more serious answer I really like my Aleph 30. Adds lots of bass and warms up the sound, improved a lot with a proper preamp. Pain in the ass though since it gets so hot and takes at least 30 minutes to warm up and sound best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Hmm.. interesting.. I was thinking along the lines of some kind of tube amp that used power tubes, not sure if I want an OTL or TC design though... Some other SS options woud be cool too. @ Go Vibe.. I have a PINT so the Go Vibe would be a no. You could run those three in series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFKMan23 Posted March 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Maybe.... The power tube amp suggestion does get the gremlins cooking though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 What a coincidence I bought a second pair last week I hate you both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 What a coincidence I bought a second pair last week grrr... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony3d Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Get Woo's new 300B! Just coming out. This amp should rock! Notice the seperate power supply, and balanced connection. It has speaker outs, K1000 out, high/low dynamic switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Yeah but it's going to cost "less than $3000" according to Woo, not exactly cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungrych Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Jeez that looks nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron_Dreamer Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 PFK didn't say anything about wanting something cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFKMan23 Posted March 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 True.. but I could probably get 300B levels of power by using several cheaper tubes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerius Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Get Woo's new 300B! Just coming out. This amp should rock! Notice the seperate power supply, and balanced connection. It has speaker outs, K1000 out, high/low dynamic switch. Meh, it's just another one of the countless 6SL7-6SN7-300B amps, nothing special, those things are a dime a dozen. Not bad, but nothing special other than the 2-chassis design. What I'm saying is, go nuts, get really out there on the fringe and build something like The Karna. Push-pull 5687 to 2A3 to 300B, loads more power & control, sounds radically different from the traditional single-ended 300B. The only downside is it's gonna cost a fortune and you need to get someone to custom-build it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recstar24 Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 That sure is crazy. I like the Axiom Amp, from Chimera Labs. The schematic is available as well, and in addition to offering a built package, should be offering it in kit form to be built by the user themselves. http://www.chimeralabs.com/axiom_full.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 Meh, it's just another one of the countless 6SL7-6SN7-300B amps, nothing special, those things are a dime a dozen. Not bad, but nothing special other than the 2-chassis design. What I'm saying is, go nuts, get really out there on the fringe and build something like The Karna. Push-pull 5687 to 2A3 to 300B, loads more power & control, sounds radically different from the traditional single-ended 300B. The only downside is it's gonna cost a fortune and you need to get someone to custom-build it. Any more "affordable" DIY 300B designs? It looks like the Woo5 is $3000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerius Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 Any more "affordable" DIY 300B designs? It looks like the Woo5 is $3000. Sure, there's Thorsten Loesch's Full Monkey design about 2/3 of the way down the page. WE 437A's ain't exactly cheap but at least there's only one of them per channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabbi1 Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 http://www.pmillett.com/ecc99_srpp_headphone_amp.htm This is something Pete designed for his K1000 - while this isn't my thing, it did make the K1000 sound very nice, and was designed for them exclusively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 First Watt F1. I found it better than the RWA Sig 30 (which is excellent as well) and a Cary 300sei with WE tubes. Have Mikhail add preamp outs if you don't already have it to your MPX3 Slam and you are good to go. They can be found on Audiogon for $1500 used from time to time or you could go here: http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstran&1177292886 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philodox Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 I am surprised that the RWA Sig 30 gets so much praise given what it is inside it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 I am surprised that the RWA Sig 30 gets so much praise given what it is inside it... To state the obvious, it sounds good (to me at least). I had one in my system with a pair of Abbys and but for the F1, I would probably still have it. I don't think I would use it with speakers below 95db but with 95db and above it's a nice amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philodox Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Cool... glad to hear it as the charlize I am building for my Polk Audio RTi4's [97db] is very similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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