Help me to think of name for a tube amplifier

Hector Gonzales · 29th July 2009, 02:07 AM

I am making a tube amplifier (push-pul 34W). I noticed that DIYers usually name their amplifiers, for instace: Maestro Grosso, Sound Angel, Darling, Fender, SweetAmp...

So I want you to help me with the name for the project. It can be a phrase or a single word, or a short sentence. Several word about amlifier. It will be big and heavy (25"X 30" or 70X76cm) stainless steel chasis and wooden case. Its almost finished, but I want to print its name on stainless chasis with laser.

I am asking you to help me to think of nice name because you are native speakers of english and you know much more words than I.

So here are some ideas of mine:
sound gear
melody maker
stainless sound

P.S. I took output transformers from Fortissimo amplifier.
Fortissimo means "in loud voice"

SY · 29th July 2009, 02:17 AM

My favorite amp name ever was Pete Millett's "Unnecessarily Complex 300B Amp." In that spirit, how about "Really Heavy Hunk of Steel?"

Wavebourn · 29th July 2009, 02:23 AM

What about Aceropesado?

Sounds gorgeous. Or, Schwereisen

Pesante di Ferro?

aardvarkash10 · 29th July 2009, 02:51 AM

The english motor industry in the 1950's had a quaint habit of titling their vehicles by the number of cylinders followed by the rated horsepower, hence models such as the Wolseley 4/44.

The reality of the figures was entirely debatable, especially the number of cylinders - the truth of the Wolseley was closer to 3.25/15, but you get the drift.

And so, the "4/34 PP" which uses four output tubes to acheive 34 watts

quadtech · 29th July 2009, 03:46 AM

I call mine "HumFree Bogart". You are welcome to borrow it - the name, not
the amp :-)

Prasad

boywonder · 29th July 2009, 04:43 AM

If you've got any solid-state stuff mixed in like CCS's, etc, how about "Ampersand"

You can even have a fancy symbol for a logo..... "&"

rcavictim · 29th July 2009, 04:57 AM

Here is what to emboss on your chassis...

THE ONLY TOOL THAT CAN TOUCH THIS ALLOY IS A LASER

Enzo · 29th July 2009, 05:09 AM

I like " Emanon"

That is "No name" spelled backwards.

azazello · 29th July 2009, 06:17 AM

Desert Waft......
Desert Wind...

wrenchone · 29th July 2009, 06:55 AM

Fortissimo Magnus - I just finished reading Colleen McCullough's "Fortune's Favorites", and I was amused at Pompey's insistence on being called Magnus... For that matter, you could call it "Baby Butcher" (you'd have to have read the book or be a student of Roman history to get the reference), but I like the first name better, anyway.

29th July 2009, 02:07 AM	#1
Hector Gonzales diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008	Help me to think of name for a tube amplifier I am making a tube amplifier (push-pul 34W). I noticed that DIYers usually name their amplifiers, for instace: Maestro Grosso, Sound Angel, Darling, Fender, SweetAmp... So I want you to help me with the name for the project. It can be a phrase or a single word, or a short sentence. Several word about amlifier. It will be big and heavy (25"X 30" or 70X76cm) stainless steel chasis and wooden case. Its almost finished, but I want to print its name on stainless chasis with laser. I am asking you to help me to think of nice name because you are native speakers of english and you know much more words than I. So here are some ideas of mine: sound gear melody maker stainless sound P.S. I took output transformers from Fortissimo amplifier. Fortissimo means "in loud voice"

29th July 2009, 02:17 AM	#2
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	My favorite amp name ever was Pete Millett's "Unnecessarily Complex 300B Amp." In that spirit, how about "Really Heavy Hunk of Steel?" __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

29th July 2009, 02:23 AM	#3
Wavebourn diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA	What about Aceropesado? Sounds gorgeous. Or, Schwereisen Pesante di Ferro? __________________ The devil is not so terrible as his mathematical model! Wavebourn: We Create Creativity!

29th July 2009, 02:51 AM	#4
aardvarkash10 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Auckland, NZ	4/34 PP The english motor industry in the 1950's had a quaint habit of titling their vehicles by the number of cylinders followed by the rated horsepower, hence models such as the Wolseley 4/44. The reality of the figures was entirely debatable, especially the number of cylinders - the truth of the Wolseley was closer to 3.25/15, but you get the drift. And so, the "4/34 PP" which uses four output tubes to acheive 34 watts __________________ Yes, conservatism thrives on low intelligence and poor information. But the liberals in politics... continue to back off, yielding to the supremacy of the stupid. It's turkeys all the way down. - George Monbiot, guardian.co.uk, 6 Feb 2012

29th July 2009, 04:57 AM	#7
rcavictim diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cool end of a soldering iron NW of Toronto	Here is what to emboss on your chassis... THE ONLY TOOL THAT CAN TOUCH THIS ALLOY IS A LASER __________________ I.Q.Test. Have you ever purchased a recreational snowmobile?

29th July 2009, 03:46 AM	#5
quadtech diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2007	I call mine "HumFree Bogart". You are welcome to borrow it - the name, not the amp :-) Prasad

29th July 2009, 04:43 AM	#6
boywonder diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: So.Cal.	If you've got any solid-state stuff mixed in like CCS's, etc, how about "Ampersand" You can even have a fancy symbol for a logo..... "&"

29th July 2009, 05:09 AM	#8
Enzo diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lansing, Michigan	I like " Emanon" That is "No name" spelled backwards.

29th July 2009, 06:17 AM	#9
azazello diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bulgaria	Desert Waft...... Desert Wind...

29th July 2009, 06:55 AM	#10
wrenchone diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Silicon Valley	Fortissimo Magnus - I just finished reading Colleen McCullough's "Fortune's Favorites", and I was amused at Pompey's insistence on being called Magnus... For that matter, you could call it "Baby Butcher" (you'd have to have read the book or be a student of Roman history to get the reference), but I like the first name better, anyway.

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