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Eddie Current Red Top Headphone Amplifier (Now "Black Widow")
Marvey:
Just a tease. Resurrected from the dead.
zerodeefex:
We've been waiting 7 years:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/266778/eddie-currents-upcoming-ss-amp-called-red-top
Marvey:
Part 1.
Evidently Craig dug up the prototype a few months ago. Board in a square case with a temporary power supply (seen below). The idea was to make something under a $1000. I think Craig shit-canned this amp 6-7 years ago because of lack of demand.
Given the current market (insane pricing for amps) and the desire from many of us who want a no frills reasonably priced SS amp for work that sounded good, I believe Craig decided to give this a go. I would assume this is sort of a risk for him - a change from low volume higher cost amps, so we'll see were it goes.
The prototype with the makeshift power supply (NOTE what piece of gear is used as a place mat for the linear power supply - hahahahahaha!) sounded quite fantastic. A solid-state amp with a lot of the EC house sound. That's really what amazed me.
Craig's motto for this amp was either "Good sound for cheap" or "it's organic sounding, not bright". I know he's never been happy that his cheapest amp was $2200. (The S7 wasn't exactly a big hit.)
zerodeefex:
If I had known how good of a stand it made, I'd have kept the TEAC.
Marvey:
by the way, please post the questions you guys asked in the shoutbox. i don't remember them.
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