Zanth Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 I'm interested in a very small foot print of an amp. I like a warm colouration when I'm working. I will likely be using the RS-1's and the RA-1 will be far too lively. I would love something with tubes, but the EMP AE is too rich for my blood and well, out of production. THe RKV is very interesting but quite a bit larger. I will be using an iPod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoRedwings19 Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Do you have a price budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanth Posted February 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Price is kinda indeterminant right now, but the cheaper the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanth Posted February 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Gilmore Lite, maybe? I think it would be too neutral for me for work with the RS-1's. I was thinking maybe a heavily tube rolled Maple Tree Audio if I could get one used on the cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoRedwings19 Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 You describe the emp a.e as rich do you mean it has tonal balance on the warmer side of things which may prove too much for office use rather than home listening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanth Posted February 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 No, I think the rich tonal balance (when tubed right, otherwise it is very transparent and tonally closer to neutral, though falling on the warm side) would be perfect for work. The Gilmore Lite would be too cool for me at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sacd lover Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Hey Zanth What about a used Singlepower ppx3. Not to big, inexpensive tubes ... will probably run $425-450. You can get tube adapters and convert the amp to a SLAM at any point .... and the amp has plenty of power to drive grados . The Mapletree is a good idea too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayt999 Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 how about a morgan jones amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 The Blueberry Emotion+ served me very well in that exact situation. Small, nice, warm, great match with the RS1s, not so expensive you'd be afraid to leave it on a desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungrych Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 http://tubeamp.bravehost.com/MP-5.htm That thing seems ideal for an office setup of some kind, especially if you have a computer with music on it and don't feel like bringing your ipod. I've never heard it though, so caveat emptor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirsch Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 I'm interested in a very small foot print of an amp. I like a warm colouration when I'm working. I will likely be using the RS-1's and the RA-1 will be far too lively. I would love something with tubes, but the EMP AE is too rich for my blood and well, out of production. THe RKV is very interesting but quite a bit larger. I will be using an iPod. By "too rich for your blood" are you talking sound or finance? The stock EMP is an excellent amp with RS-1, IMO, and you're not going to find a smaller footprint in a tube amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoRedwings19 Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 I do love the Rs-1 with the old EMP. I used that combo for quite a while. I t was so much simpler then. I actually didn;t mind using it with bowls as it certainly had the stereotyped tube sound. I use to like using it with a lot of live accoustic rock sets. Where pace and bass control is not a paramount issue. One of the warmest sounding combo's I have heard so far. Strangely enough I did not like the senns with the EMP or the EMP a.e. I still miss that combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edisonwu Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 hummm, RA-1 is good for the size and price for RS-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 I was recently reminded of the Xiang Sheng, which has a nicely smallish footprint, and definitely a lush, warm tubey sound. Don't know how good a match it would be with the RS-1, though. But yeah, kind of hard to beat the EMP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I would suggest that depending on budget the Headroom Millett might make a great office rig, hey wait, that's what I use! It's footprint is rather small (7"w x 9"d x 5"h w/ tubes) and has nice things like 2 switchable inputs (great for compy and DAP), crossfeed and preamp outs (for speakers). I can't believe I waited as long as I did to move mine into the office. Even with the desktop PS it still doesn't seem any bigger than the PIMETA that I had there before because the footprint is nearly the same. Also, the Millett does a wonderful job of masking crappy sources like lossy MP3's but can resolve enough detail to sound excellent when called upon. After a marathon session in the office today (14.5 hours ) I know that I couldn't have made it through it without the Millett and the HD600s. That's my 2?, Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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