Post by Owen Y on Apr 10, 2018 10:05:51 GMT 12
Just announced from the EU (Greece?)...
This one caught my eye - an amplifier design that looks interesting from all angles, not just a box + fascia design.
(Some similarities to NZ's PureAudio designs in this regard, but only vaguely in passing.)
" LittleZoe is a concept high-end amplifier. " - their webpage says.
" Price and availability for LittleZoe will be announced at the official launch at the HIGH END Munich 2018.
Shipping will begin in September 2018. "
Sifting through the PR, what appears to be on offer here is:
- an "integrated" all-valve amplifier (needs only 150mV input for full power output, so you can easily plug in "line-level" devices).
- a nice moulded resin "stone" chassis design with attractive (bias current?) meters.
- internal sub-chassis design to isolate & damp transformer vibration
- a traditional but "modified" Williamson P-Pull Pentode Ultralinear (negative feedback) circuit
- EL34 or 6550 power valves driven (quite hard) Fixed Bias "AB1" for 45 watts per ch.
Subject to more in depth information, in short, a traditional valve amp circuit, tuned for high power output, housed in a hip-looking chassis.
This one caught my eye - an amplifier design that looks interesting from all angles, not just a box + fascia design.
(Some similarities to NZ's PureAudio designs in this regard, but only vaguely in passing.)
" LittleZoe is a concept high-end amplifier. " - their webpage says.
" Price and availability for LittleZoe will be announced at the official launch at the HIGH END Munich 2018.
Shipping will begin in September 2018. "
Sifting through the PR, what appears to be on offer here is:
- an "integrated" all-valve amplifier (needs only 150mV input for full power output, so you can easily plug in "line-level" devices).
- a nice moulded resin "stone" chassis design with attractive (bias current?) meters.
- internal sub-chassis design to isolate & damp transformer vibration
- a traditional but "modified" Williamson P-Pull Pentode Ultralinear (negative feedback) circuit
- EL34 or 6550 power valves driven (quite hard) Fixed Bias "AB1" for 45 watts per ch.
Subject to more in depth information, in short, a traditional valve amp circuit, tuned for high power output, housed in a hip-looking chassis.
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