JimP Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 OK I swore that I would I would not buy any more equipment, especially amps in 2008, pretty much settled on the stuff in my signature. But this new balanced Chinese tube amp has caught my eye. I doubt there's any of these in the wild, and certainly no one in the western world would have one. The question is, would it even be possible to manufacture a credible balanced, all-tube amplifier at the supposed price point of ~US$800. Let's leave out labor cost, obviously cheap in China. Just on parts/component, is it even feasible? Because all my core phones are terminated in 4-pin XLR (K1000, HD650, DT880-600ohm), I am very tempted to take a punt on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkam Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Just on parts/component, is it even feasible? I'm no expert but yes based on parts cost alone it'd be feasible. I'd also be hesitant to buy it, while it does look nice the transformers they are using to hit that price point have to be absolute garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 The Little Dot II was the tubiest amp I've ever heard (even more than the Craptor), so if the sound signature is similar it's not my thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hYdrociTy Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 this thing would sound more in the likes of the sp extreme and darkvoice 336 and maybe the wheatfield than the previous ld offerings based on the ef92's and stuff.. typical 6sn7 and 6080 thingy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFKMan23 Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 It's definitely possible, but I wouldn't expect anything special out of it. The Little Dot amps seem to have spotty quality anyways sand i don't think their intro balanced offering should be any different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I couldn't build that for $800... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 ...I am very tempted to take a punt on this...I think you should take one for the team and buy this. And then report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I think you should take one for the team and buy this. And then report back. dew eet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFKMan23 Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Sure, but cheap Chinese labor + cheap parts makes it vey possible for them to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Just nit-picking, it's not all tube, it's got a SS power supply. Otherwise there's no way that a chassis could be pulled off like that by a DIY'er for under $800. Could similar performance be achieved, more than likely yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Oh yeah: Dew. Et.this thing would sound more in the likes of the sp extreme and darkvoice 336 and maybe the wheatfield than the previous ld offerings based on the ef92's and stuff.. typical 6sn7 and 6080 thingy..See, now you're just making it sound more enticing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimP Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I think you should take one for the team and buy this. And then report back. I knew someone would say that... (but I already took one for the team with the goldenmcnuggets erh jacks, I have to take another one? this is harder than my experience joining the crips when I was in LA...or was that the bloods, I forget) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I knew someone would say that... (but I already took one for the team with the goldenmcnuggets erh jacks, I have to take another one? this is harder than my experience joining the crips when I was in LA...or was that the bloods, I forget) dew. et. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimP Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 dew. et. English is a second language for me, but dude, you can't spell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFKMan23 Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 English is a second language for me, but dude, you can't spell. DEW EET!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I knew someone would say that... (but I already took one for the team with the goldenmcnuggets erh jacks, I have to take another one? this is harder than my experience joining the crips when I was in LA...or was that the bloods, I forget) I thought you were in New York. Thats you in the black glasses, yeah?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csuZHyW-iGI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csuZHyW-iGI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Old People biker gangs are scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Old People biker gangs are scary. At this point, most biker gangs are old people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hYdrociTy Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Honestly, I think i stirred up the hornets nest years ago when i reported about the ld's tube arching problem. From my single incident of shitty power tubes and a fried superfi, their whole rep got mired even up till this day. They were fast with sending me batches of new tubes to try out, and offering to replace anything damaged (ue too care of that..) and even without asking I had a bunch of tubes sent to me over fast ems airmail on two separate occastions. Out of the 4 pairs of tubes one pair did do well, but eventually died too. Thats when I started looking for the higher quality russian tubes. Now I have not tried any of their current offerings so I cant comment about them and am not out to kiss ass or make up but Ill say that the unit i bitched about(my first amp ever before even joining hf) is still up and running with no arching or turn on thump or any problems whatsoever. The solution was purchasing a set of those nos russian power tubes at reasonable cost that are much more robust than the stock chinese ones. I've transported this thing around and it's banged up as can be yet still working great. I'm fairly confident jimp will be satisfied based on how I was treated even in such early stages of that company's life...I think they lost money with my amp purchase in the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 English is a second language for me, but dude, you can't spell."Dew" and "et" are both proper English words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimP Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I thought you were in New York. Thats you in the black glasses, yeah?: No man, I'm in Hong Kong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimP Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 "Dew" and "et" are both proper English words. bullshit, I just checked the dictionary. Yes, they are words in the singular (actually 'et' seems to be Latin), BUT THERE IS NO 'DEW ET' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFKMan23 Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 srsly. BANZOR!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 No, not latin. Variation (dialect) of the past tense of, "to eat", as in, "I et them fritters, ma". linky -- and you criticized spelling, not sensibility. I was just saying that he we spelled words correctly, not that they made any sense. http://www.imeem.com/noavamix/music/eOwoWosz/yello_do_it/]http://www.mattscdsingles.com/acatalog/14327.jpg[/img Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Just nit-picking, it's not all tube, it's got a SS power supply. Otherwise there's no way that a chassis could be pulled off like that by a DIY'er for under $800. Could similar performance be achieved, more than likely yes. and doesn't use magic eye tubes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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