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OldiesButGoodies

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Receiving the New Bob Amps
« on: June 24, 2012, 10:23:21 PM »
Finally relented and bought a pair of Bob amps (aka Black Beautys, in BLACK!).  Tom souped them up with Valve Art matched sextet KT88s.  Sound awesome:


DSCF1375 by JSifontes, on Flickr

http://www.youtube.com/embed/vuisqdwZAms?r


DSCF1368 by JSifontes, on Flickr




DSCF1366 by JSifontes, on Flickr



DSCF1361 by JSifontes, on Flickr



DSCF1360 by JSifontes, on Flickr

Notice the improved speaker terminas. Bias is now done with the amp in idle,  no need fr a second toggle switch.

They sound great - Bob knows what he is doing!

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Re: Receiving the New Bob Amps
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2012, 01:02:12 AM »
Whose socks are featured in the bottom corner of one of the photos? :)

Pepe, those things are, well, we all know what they are. No offense to the red amps, but, those things are drop dead sexy in black!  ;D
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Re: Receiving the New Bob Amps
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2012, 01:57:00 AM »
Very nice, congrats!
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Re: Receiving the New Bob Amps
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2012, 06:39:37 AM »
Congrats Pepe!!! 8)
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Re: Receiving the New Bob Amps
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2012, 07:52:41 AM »
Awesome!! Just imagine how good the Proacs will sound on those amps!  ;D
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Re: Receiving the New Bob Amps
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2012, 09:56:40 AM »
Congrats Pepe!  :o
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Re: Receiving the New Bob Amps
« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2012, 11:24:18 AM »
So pretty!  Pepe, you have making me jealous down to an art!
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Re: Receiving the New Bob Amps
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2012, 02:48:43 PM »
We had the Carver Amazings hooked up biamped to the quad of Bob amps we had at hand and well,  they sound AMAZING.  Rev - I am now inclined to declare that the Silvers, with their front facing woofs have a definite advantage over the ALIIIs (I have not heard the ALIIIs with the Infinity car woofer mod,  but based on listening to your silvers and to Tom's Amazings with the Bob amps - the bass is just perfect).

Thanks for all the kudos guys - I will take pics of the set up at home and post later!

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Re: Receiving the New Bob Amps
« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2012, 03:31:00 PM »
Quote from: OldiesButGoodies on June 25, 2012, 02:48:43 PM
Rev - I am now inclined to declare that the Silvers, with their front facing woofs have a definite advantage over the ALIIIs (I have not heard the ALIIIs with the Infinity car woofer mod,  but based on listening to your silvers and to Tom's Amazings with the Bob amps - the bass is just perfect).

I'm inclined to agree.  I'm sure the woofer upgrade and active crossovers would be a huge improvement but i favor the front facing drivers overall.
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Re: Receiving the New Bob Amps
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2012, 04:13:10 PM »
Phase alignment has to be better with the front-facing woofs,  the attack is much more coherent.  Still,  the ALIIIs sound pretty darn good no matter what. 
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Re: Receiving the New Bob Amps
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2012, 08:47:43 PM »
Ohhh, very nice. Congratulations!!! Many they look sweet, I'll but they will sound sweet on the proacs.
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Re: Receiving the New Bob Amps
« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2012, 10:27:45 PM »
Very nice!  I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy my set.
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Re: Receiving the New Bob Amps
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2012, 11:29:52 PM »
Hey all - just a reminder:  the Proacs are in someone's living room in Vietnam - sold them three months ago.  The Bob amps sound great on the Reference 3a MMs though!

Pepe
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Re: Receiving the New Bob Amps
« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2012, 06:14:05 PM »
Pepe.

Congratulations on your new Black Beauties they are GREAT amps and Tom's such a good guy
in making sure every thing works right. They should be the last tube amps you ever purchase
made to last 50 years plus.

When you are ready, try the KT120's what it does for the bass is beautiful.

Some days I regret sell my set of Cherry 260's, but did not have enough room for 2 set's of tube mono blocks in the house.

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Re: Receiving the New Bob Amps
« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2012, 07:02:17 PM »
Congrats Pepe!
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