OK, price will be $749, just half of the price of the Paramount monoblocks kit. By our standard pricing formula the kit should be priced $100 higher, but we will hold this introductory price as long as we can. I'm charging up my camera and flash batteries to take some pics of the prototype this afternoon. Meantime, here's a quick description:
This is a stereo single ended 2A3 integrated amp, that uses a 12AT7 tube loaded with Camille Cascode Constant Current Sources as the input tube. It has three inputs and a stereo 100K ohm volume control. The chassis plate is 10" wide and 12" deep. It kind of looks like the big brother to the S.E.X. amp, with volume knob front center and power switch at the right front, but with a source selector knob rather than a headphone jack at the left front. The input RCAs, binding posts and IEC power entry are at the back. Power trans and plate chokes are on top behind the tubes, output transformers under the chassis. All iron is custom made for Bottlehead, designed by Paul Joppa. Tubes supplied will be Sovtek 2A3s and EH 12AT7. Power supply will be built on a PC board rather like the Eros kit. As with our other kits the signal caps are easily accessible so you can install the most favored cap of the week. The kit will be very easily converted for operation with a 45 tube, requiring only the reconfiguring of four resistors.
