Avondale - round and flat?

[penance]

as title, does the avondale power amp modules do round aswell as flat?
i guess they do flat fairly well if the naimees like em.
But id like some round aswell please:D

[julian2002]

pennance,
i heard a pair of avondale monoblocks fronted by a avondale'd MF the one preamp and a fully naimed lp12 on a stack of mana through linn isobariks. as such the only comment i can make about this system is that it played certain bits of music incredibly well. very dynamic, loud and agile. detail retrieval was very good and with the right music there was a lot of emotional involvement. however feed it a recording it didn't like and it could be harsh, unforgiving and downright painful at times. what caused this i'm unsure of, it could be the turntable, the amps, the briks or the stands however the fact that it could do things well means that there is a lot of promise to all parts of the system and that maybe there were other issues. setup, warmup, cables? whatever. ask about over on pfm if you haven';t already as you'll find more people who have lived with them day in day out. my verdict would have to be a go for it but be careful what you partner them with. certainly the support les gives out seems to be second to none in the diy amp arena.
cheers

julian

[quickie]

How can something be round and flat...?........oh yeah a CD I suppose....sorry I mean LP;)

Paul.

[penance]

Julian,
Thanks for the reply, i get what your saying. Ill be useing a Shearne phase 2 as pre for now.
I tried asking at the PF but most people seemed baffled when i asked if it had a big stage etc..:rolleyes:

[quickie]

Why not phone Les and ask Him?He posted on the old PF forum that thay sounded like a very good valve amp.....whatever that means.

Paul.

[wadia-miester]

The Avondale isn't bad, far better than the naim gear, but as Ju says, it needs carefull partnering, a Shearne, isn't the ideal partner Andy, IMHO. WM

[penance]

the shearne isnt ideal, full stop!:(

but as part of an upgrade path with intent of a better pre in the future.........

OK, basicaly, would a shearne as pre with the avondale as power be a worthwhile improvement over useing the shearne as integrated?

I was going for LC but have found a few dodgy reviews

[wadia-miester]

I would have thought so, Andy, your just too impatiet, what a bit, more kit will becoming available, due to flog off's as every wants the lastest gear from the show, bargins to had, if you wait.

[quickie]

How much would the Shearne fetch used?A Naim 32/42/62 with a power supply based around the APX modules,would be ideal for the NCC200 based amps.


Paul.

[penance]

Originally posted by wadia-miester
I would have thought so, Andy, your just too impatiet, what a bit, more kit will becoming available, due to flog off's as every wants the lastest gear from the show, bargins to had, if you wait.

yer, you got me sussed eh!;)

Just testing the water :)
and need some more soldering to do

[quickie]

Well I tried..........

[penance]

i dont like naim:)

[quickie]

I wouldn't bother with Avondale then:)

[penance]

well, that was what i was asking.
i dont like naim prices is the main thing.

im after something with some wallop and finesse

[quickie]

I give up.......:mad:

[penance]

Originally posted by quickie
I give up.......:mad:

suit yourself
no loss to me

but you may apease yourself by informing with your infinite naim knowledge as to wether a naim style amp (ie avondale) will aslo go with non n*** kit

[quickie]

Infinite naim knowledge.......where the hell did that come from?
I havn't got a clue what a non Naim pre amp will work like into the Avondale power amp.
Why don't you ask Avondale.
I did ask what your current amp would fetch,thinking that you may be able to buy a used Naim pre and use this instead of your current amp.
Naim 32/42/62's can be bought on ebay for around £100..+ say another £200 or so for an APX based supply.

Paul.

[penance]

ill ask avondale then

K thx goodbye

[bottleneck]

Penance - you are a former sparkie right?

If so, why not go the DIY route (SS or tube) ?

www.audioasylum.com for ideas.

[penance]

yup, not so hot on electronic design tho, hence the pre-built units.
Ill take a look tho.

:)

Ive stumbled on a Crimson 620 power amp for £175
BottleNeck i seem to remember you have some experiance of these?
or Creek A43 at 275?
at that price, if its a good punt it may keep me happy whilst i save for better

[bottleneck]

That the one at the emporium? I remember nick had one.

I know Steve (7_V) has some crimson monoblocks he doesnt seem to use any more - maybe he'd flog them if he's not using them anymore?

Here's a kit that I like the look of.... (but then I do love big fat beautiful valve amps)

http://www.diyhifisupply.com/images/tube_kits/ella_big.gif

http://www.diyhifisupply.com/diy_kits/the_ella.html

[penance]

yep, i may talk to steve :)

Id like to try valves, not sure they would like to try my Dynaudio's tho:confused:

[bottleneck]

Whats their sensitivity? -

NB that amp is 50w p/ch with KT88's which is pretty beefy ! ...probably the equivelant of 100w p/ch s/state (approx)..

[penance]

top of my head, i think there 87db/w sensitivity

i could go gaga over the asthetics, but not sure it would suit all my music,
Valve + Prodigy:eek: :confused: