Sold sold sold sold. Please remove. Here's the opening paragraph for the owner's manual of the Simaudio W10 amps:
"The MOON W-10 was a fully balanced differential mono-block amplifier that produced 750 watts into 8 ohms, 1400 watts into 4 ohms and was capable of driving virtually any loudspeaker. Employing our "Advanced Renaissance" technology featuring a "no overall feedback" circuit and bipolar output devices, the W-10 produced a warm, grain free sound common to some of the very best tube amplifiers, but had the reliability of solid state designs. With respect to external cosmetics, the MOON W-10 was similar to the W-5, the main exception being the rear panel connections."
(You can find the entire manual here: https://simaudio.com/en/guides/w-10/ )
Here's the sad story on this pair. I bought them on ebay from an idiot who knew everything...including how to pack a pair of amplifiers that each weigh 70 pounds... NOT! He did a crappy job of packing the amps and several of the front faceplate corners got dinged up. And one of the amps doesn't work.
THese amps cost $12,000 in 2001.
The other one works fine.. Amps look OK, put they are far from perfect.
I think the problem could be a speaker relay, BUT I AM NOT A TECH. Far from it.
I'm going to attempt to attach files, including two short videos of the non-working amp but if that doesn't work, shot me an email to kolle1@comcast.net and I will send the pix and vids. As you can hopefully see in the vids, the inoperable amps plays music very briefly when turned on then LCD1 illuminates and the amp shuts down. At the same time, the relay clicks off.
BONUS: When you pick up the amps in Bethel, CT and pay my asking price I'll give you a Simaudio Eclipse CD player and power supply. This unit cost $5295 in 2001. I bought it from the aforementioned idiot who packed the amps. I told him that before shipping the CD player transport locking screws had to be installed. Of course he said he knew all about that too. But he didn't put in transport screws and the CD player arrived broken. It weighs about 50 pounds. No remote.
Please bring help to load this beasts. I had a heart attack two months ago and it my cardiologist knew I'd lifted one of these amps up onto a bench to take photos, she'd pitch a fit.
$1000 cash at pick up.
Thank you.
Jefferson Kolle
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"The MOON W-10 was a fully balanced differential mono-block amplifier that produced 750 watts into 8 ohms, 1400 watts into 4 ohms and was capable of driving virtually any loudspeaker. Employing our "Advanced Renaissance" technology featuring a "no overall feedback" circuit and bipolar output devices, the W-10 produced a warm, grain free sound common to some of the very best tube amplifiers, but had the reliability of solid state designs. With respect to external cosmetics, the MOON W-10 was similar to the W-5, the main exception being the rear panel connections."
(You can find the entire manual here: https://simaudio.com/en/guides/w-10/ )
Here's the sad story on this pair. I bought them on ebay from an idiot who knew everything...including how to pack a pair of amplifiers that each weigh 70 pounds... NOT! He did a crappy job of packing the amps and several of the front faceplate corners got dinged up. And one of the amps doesn't work.
THese amps cost $12,000 in 2001.
The other one works fine.. Amps look OK, put they are far from perfect.
I think the problem could be a speaker relay, BUT I AM NOT A TECH. Far from it.
I'm going to attempt to attach files, including two short videos of the non-working amp but if that doesn't work, shot me an email to kolle1@comcast.net and I will send the pix and vids. As you can hopefully see in the vids, the inoperable amps plays music very briefly when turned on then LCD1 illuminates and the amp shuts down. At the same time, the relay clicks off.
BONUS: When you pick up the amps in Bethel, CT and pay my asking price I'll give you a Simaudio Eclipse CD player and power supply. This unit cost $5295 in 2001. I bought it from the aforementioned idiot who packed the amps. I told him that before shipping the CD player transport locking screws had to be installed. Of course he said he knew all about that too. But he didn't put in transport screws and the CD player arrived broken. It weighs about 50 pounds. No remote.
Please bring help to load this beasts. I had a heart attack two months ago and it my cardiologist knew I'd lifted one of these amps up onto a bench to take photos, she'd pitch a fit.
$1000 cash at pick up.
Thank you.
Jefferson Kolle
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Simaudio products are manufactured about 30 miles from where I live. Not a buyer, just like big ol amps. I'm running a pair of vintage Brystons.
I would have taken them in a flash if I didn't have to drive 6 hours to get there.
Go luck with the sale
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Go luck with the sale
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Well, yes, 20 hours is a bit of a hike, but 6 hours? Piece of cake. Grab your buddy, thermos of coffee, couple of sandwiches, be home in time for cocktail hour.
I’d like tomove this stuff out of my crowded room. Any offer will be considered. Thank you
Well it’s 6 hours drive just to go, so 12 hours both ways and if everything goes well without traffic, don’t know how much time I’ll waste at customs either… it is really appealing but 12h+ drive in a single day is too much for me. Hope you sell them shortly.
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That would be tempting if I needed such a thing. It couldn't cost that much to fix the other. I'm even relatively close in Brooklyn and I'm going up to the Berkshires for turkey day and take 684 up to Brewster.
But instead of picking up an amp, my wife would be dumping me in Bethel.
But instead of picking up an amp, my wife would be dumping me in Bethel.