Interesting eBay "listing" for tube amp

[dmitriy167]

interesting eBay "listing" for tube amp

Just found this. The "seller" is really trying to make a point with the listing. I won't spoil it for everybody, but it makes for a good discussion.

Here's the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ULTRA-HIGH-END-...19QQihZ002QQcategoryZ3280QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

By the way, the listing picture is hilarious.

 

[sorenj07]

"SAFETY output transformers" LOL

wait, sorry, that's "EXPENSIVE SAFER SAFETY output transformers". can't beat that for the price.

 

[SY]

ENORMOUS. UNBELIEVABLY HUGE!!!!!

It was interesting, as I read this, I kept thinking, "This guy doesn't sound British, he sounds Chinese." Lo and behold...

He mentions "Mexican" tube amps. Are there actually any Mexican tube amps?

 

[arnoldc]

That was a good one! Really, I almost rolled on the floor laughing.

This one I like-

"EXCELLENT HUMAN VOICES + TREBLE , WHEN THERE IS A LOUD BASS DRUM ,
AT THE SAME TIME
( If there isn't any LOUD bass drum, then the HUGE difference in human voices will be much smaller )"

Seriously, that amp looks like an Audio Space/Duntonic/Houston amplifier from HongKong - http://www.audiospace.com.hk/?langid=175

 

[dmitriy167]

This one's great:

"THE AMPLIFIER MUST WORK WHEN YOU SWITCH IT ON.
THE AMPLIFIER MUST NOT BURNT OUT (REALLY, SERIOUSLY) YOUR SPEAKERS
OR ELECTROCUTE THE USER."

Sad, isn't it? So many super-expensive hi-fi amps, and this is the requirement for them to be sold. At those prices, it seems that few even listen, they just look at the tag.

Also:

"EXCELLENT BASS (if you are using any half decent BIG speakers.) "

well, duh...

 

[audiohead]

This is a made in china crap.
art

 

[Geek]

Oh, those!

Lee's Electronics in Vancouver has those for $699 CAD

 

[KBK]

ENORMOUS. UNBELIEVABLY HUGE!!!!!

It was interesting, as I read this, I kept thinking, "This guy doesn't sound British, he sounds Chinese." Lo and behold...

He mentions "Mexican" tube amps. Are there actually any Mexican tube amps?

Mexetas tube amps.

 

[kevinkr]

OMG that has got to be one of the stupidest auctions I have ever seen.. ROFLMAO

I think I'll run out and get me some of them new fangled safer safety transformers so I can keep from electrocuting speakers not to mention the human beings. They're so huge...

Now I can save thousands of dollars by deleting the ungodly expensive safer safety transformers, land o' goshen I'd never figure that one out. I guess that is why the second most expensive amplifier I ever built didn't have any.

I figure that amplifier shouldn't cost more than a quarter of the opening bid price and perhaps even less.

And I thought people spending over $100K for a pair of Keegons were nuts.. hehehe

 

[rdf]

Oh, those!

Lee's Electronics in Vancouver has those for $699 CAD

Mr. Lee retired and Lee's no longer carries tube amps.

 

[martinab2]

These amps were getting great reviews in the UK HiFi press a couple of years ago (HiFi World magazine I think) Apparently they sound ok and are reasonably well built. A good example of how to get your advertising really wrong.. !?

 

[Mr. Triatic]

With that kind of advertising i would never ever buy one of those amplifiers..

Well, these are of reasonable buildquality and fair soundquality, but not to that price, i would say 300$ are more reasonable!

I would rather buy a McIntosch, ASL or JJ electronics or whatever.

 

[Geek]

Mr. Lee retired and Lee's no longer carries tube amps.

Aw, nuts!

Is his shop still there under new proprietorship?

 

[Jeb-D.]

Buy it now $100,000.

 

[rdf]

Yep, still there. New guys behind the counter but they tell me Mr. Lee still has an ownership interest. Right now the same pile-o-stuff ranging from Solens and KT88s to LED lamp chasers, minus the charm of Mr. Lee and his wife. Time will tell.