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That sounds about right to me BearCity, the only thing I can add (for trivia purposes only) is that the first PSE did not have a rectifier tube, then we added tube rectification to the circuit and the customer without tube rectification wanted to have his configured with a rectifier tube so we added a tube socket hole and wired it for tube rectification...
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I find Dennis' designs fascinating. But I wonder if the long term value of his amps is going to be low due to the lack of uniformity, schematics, and available information? I've seen his Motorola-based SE EL84 amps, which originally sold at $1195 (I think), selling for under $500.
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I have a first generation PSE (deep chassis, black with gold). It was built after the IIPS design was implemented late in 2016. It has a single 5R4 tube towards the back (rectifier/IIPS mod tube), with a 6SN7 up front with the four output tubes. I personally prefer the slim width design and deep depth. Reminds me of the layout he used with the CAD 805's back in the day.
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Me too. It's a preference thing I guess. I built my amp stand that way, makes for a nice tidy narrow space since I have other equipment. My SA-280V12R is the same, slim width deep depth, based on the 805 chassis too.
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Funny. I am the opposite. I like the wide asymmetrical layouts, but I personally and professionally have an aversion to symmetry. Love my PSE anyway. It means something to know Dennis had me in mind when building it.
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My badass KT66 based PSE using a 5R4 rectifier and 6SL7 input tube (17-22 wpc depending on output tube used) along with my 45 amp. Last edited by jdandy; 12-08-2018 at 08:53 AM. Reason: enlarge photos |
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I can understand selling vintage McIntosh gear. People pay crazy prices for that stuff and to my ears it is okay but not great.
As to Inspire gear, my concerns were not about it appreciating but rather rapidly depreciating. Not a big concern for me, but perhaps for others. If one has a PSE Inspire with the voltage regulators and needs it repaired in 10-15 years, what are they going to do? No schematics & a custom circuit. Could a repair shop figure one of them out? |
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Predicting future monetary value of anything that is low volume custom-made is always a crapshoot. Hand built custom cars, motorcycles, bicycles, functional art, audio gear - same situation. All you can do is hope its built to last and that you can achieve long term use and place a value on the enjoyment you get from it. Any time I buy one-off custom stuff, I first convince myself that I have to be okay with it if i get stuck with it. And, something else that is better always comes along. I can't imagine what original Porsche' 911 owners thought each time a newer/faster/better version came out the first 20 years. Now the very early 911 originals are priceless! Hard to tell what $ something will bring decades later.
I had some nice audio gear made by a decent higher volume manufacturer that I hoped to keep life term. While I had the schematics, you simply could not find or recreate certain parts that were no longer available. No guarantee there either, sold the remains for scrap parts. Or plan to hoard spares and spare parts! IME not all techs can figure out what another designer/builder was thinking and can sometimes think something is "off" or wired incorrectly if they don't have a schematic of the original design layout. It gets worse if others came along later on and made secondary mods or upgrades. Pop the cover and take lots of photos and build your own documentation if you have nothing else to go on. That's worth something too. At this price point its a great value no matter what |
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