anyone uses a vincent amp here?

[neutralzz 0]

my dad just came home with one..

 

sv-231 class A amp..

 

and i was blown away by the class A sound.. too used to class A/B..

 

it seems that everything's coming to life..

 

tried to google for more info but all i got was a load of german gibberish

[Rameish 0]

A bit more info like model number and where your dad bought it would help. Often there's an OEM version. I'm assuming it's a china made amp??? (No disrespect meant btw).

[Rameish 0]

Sorry I guess the model is SV-231 right (I had assumed it's a tube amp based on that tube).

[Rameish 0]

Dont rely too much on topology - ie Class A, Class AB, Class C etc. Most amps only remain in class A in the milli watt range after which they switch back to class AB. Class A amps generally run very hot (for example on the original Musical Fidelity A1 you could crack an egg and cook it - no kidding).

 

This is the amp I'm talking about (the one in black).

 

http://www.musicalfidelity.com/mf/en/About/index

Edited October 1, 2005 by Rameish

[neutralzz 0]

i have the b1 model of that musical fidelity amp!! do you know of any one who has one of those A1s and willing to let go second hand? i could probably use it for headphones..

 

my dad got that vincent amp from a friend, refused to tell me the price. it runs real freaking hot with two rows of heatsinks on both sides.. i'm trying to find out whats the output cuz it seems to drive my low efficiency speakers effortlessly..

i've retired my tubes.. they seemed to have paled a little in comparison

[Rameish 0]

The original MF A1 is a much sought after item. A good condition one (a bit rare cos of the overheading issues in sg) is very hard to come by but once in a while you do get one (not cheap though).

 

Anyways I found out a little about vincent amp: here's a review of a different model:

http://www.tnt-audio.com/ampli/vincent_sv238_e.html

 

They are designed in germany and produced in china (NAD has been doing this for a long time now - designing in UK and producing in China so has rotel and Cayin (designed in Germany and made by Spark Audio).

 

Oh here's their (Vincent's) ehglish homepage: http://www.vincent-tac.de/en/design/dl2.php

 

Cant find your model number though so it may be an older model or a model so new that it's not up yet. I really dont know.

Edited October 1, 2005 by Rameish

[jtfoo 0]

You guys took interest too late. I sold off my 20 yrs old slightly spoilt (contact problem easily solve with basic diy skill)A1 cheaply at $80 abt a month ago. It was a classic then, but when compared to amps nowadays, really cmi..