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Heil Sound System Catalog (Photo with 9 Phase Linear 700's)

oldphaser said:
Someone recently posted a photo from the front of a Heil Sound catalog on Facebook.
I just happened to notice that there were (9) Phase Linear 700's in the photo.

See attached photo below.

Ed
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I received the Heil Sound catalog and scanned the pages.

Unfortunately I don't have the ability to compile them all into (1) pdf

Ed
 

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oldphaser said:
I have spoken on this subject before. Some people say the "coffee can" amp exists. Others do no not.

Two of the people who say it does not were Dave Ladely (Bob's former roommate) who was also the actual inspiration for the first 700 watt amp and Dave O'Brien who conducted the McIntosh clinics.

I met Dave O'Brien at A.P. Van Meter's house on several occasions. Dave and A.P. both worked together at McIntosh and were very good friends. Dave would come out every year around Thanksgiving for a week. I was invited over and asked Dave about the "coffee can" amp. His reply was that a "coffee can" amp refers to an open chassis. Dave did not recall seeing a Folger's coffee can as most people can imagine.

I have spoken to others who had heard from a friend of a friend that it did exist.

I first met Bob at a Speakerlab event when Sunfire still existed. I mentioned the "coffee can" amp and someone spoke up that there was an Sunfire ad in a Hi-Fi magazine with the amp in it. The magazine was sitting on the counter. The amp was in a brand new Folger's coffee can. You can find pictures of this beautiful coffee can on the Carver web site: http://thecarversite.com/yetanotherforum/carversitegalleryamps.aspx

Until I see a real working amp firsthand....... well what am I to assume?

Ed
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I was on the phone a couple days ago with a gentlemen in the Seattle area who I knew about decades ago but never talked to previously. He said that the coffee can amplifier did exist. He stated that he had a repair shop in the late 60's and early 70's and Bob would stop by his shop because Bob didn't have any test equipment at that time. He said that the amp was a bridge amp and that he saw (4) prototypes. I am not sure if it was the same amp (4) times or (4) separate amps. The 4th amplifier apparently worked and suddenly Bob became evasive about its workings. This gentlemen also stated that there were a bunch of his buddies who would hang out at the shop who also saw the amp. He couldn't recall any of their names. He is a well respected fellow and I trust his word on this. Now I wonder why Dave L and Dave O said that the coffee can amp didn't exist. Perhaps as the years went by their memories have faded?
 
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oldphaser said:
I was on the phone a couple days ago with a gentlemen in the Seattle area who I knew about decades ago but never talked to previously. He said that the coffee can amplifier did exist. He stated that he had a repair shop in the late 60's and early 70's and Bob would stop by his shop because Bob didn't have any test equipment at that time. He said that the amp was a bridge amp and that he saw (4) prototypes. I am not sure if it was the same amp (4) times or (4) separate amps. The 4th amplifier apparently worked and suddenly Bob became evasive about how its workings. This gentlemen also stated that there were a bunch of his buddies who would hang out at the shop who also saw the amp. He couldn't recall any of their names. He is a well respected fellow and I trust his word on this. Now I wonder why Dave L and Dave O said that the coffee can amp didn't exist. Perhaps as the years went by their memories have faded?
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The days before the iPhone camera :-)

Hope they don't find one on Oak Island...
 
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