Would you pay $25k for a pair of these????

[Northwinds]

100w mono amp, looks like you could build it from spare parts and a pair of homemade chassis if you have a pair a 851 tubes

A guy is selling a pair for $25k, I just don't see the value. Looks like you can get the tubes for $20-150 each online

 

[Northwinds]

"One of a kind amps-the result of a colaberation between Gary Dodd and Larry Fortire-these are monsters in every sense of the word-completely over the top and out of the ball park-personal delivery within the conus-about 80 lbs each appx. The sound is unbelievable -the visual impact stunning-the bragging rights.....out of this world! 25,000.00 usd for the pair-partial trades and offers considered. Auditions welcome"

 

[laatsch55]

" completely over the top, and out of the ballpark" would have been the 900 watt mono tube amps built by Carver a few years ago. But at 35,000 a pair appear to be a bargain compared to these. 250.00 per watt compared to 38.00 a watt....

 

[Northwinds]

The Carver Silver Sevens are far more cooler looking also and built way better. I think I read somewhere that Bob is still building a version II of them?

 

[laatsch55]

We should have Ed ask him next time they have a sit down...

 

[8991XJ]

These amps look like industrial amps designed to be used in that type of setting. Maybe as a shaker table amp or some such thing. But Crown had that market and I don't know if a vibration table is going to respond better to a tube amp vs. a sand amp. These just don't exude that $25k value to me. Others may like the industrial look. Cost of the tubes shouldn't be the price of the amps or even close as there is more to the amp than that big tube. The quality of the transformers and build of the units come into play, too. I guess I'll just have to suffer with a lowly 50 wpc mono tube amps I have that look great and sound better and they generally sell for less than the MC-30 or 8B. Still need to determine if they sound better than those two highly sought after amps. They should, they are more than a decade newer than either.

 

[orange]

if you are going to pay $25K for a pair of something, she should still talk to you the next day.