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Offline pdxgrampa

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on: September 11, 2015, 01:13:25 PM
Hi Doc,
Anything you would talk about as a replacement?

Greg
Music Hall 5.1SE,EROS. OPPO 980HD, Music Hall 25.3 Dac. BeePre/BeeQuiet. Paramount V1.1 300B,Orca Deluxe W/ Subs/SPA250s.Stereomour W/Orca Deluxe. Crack W/Speeball(2) .Beyerdynamic 990s.Crackheadphone.

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Reply #1 on: September 11, 2015, 01:18:54 PM
We are working on a project codenamed Kaiju. It won't be monoblocks and it won't be as sophisticated a circuit in its basic form. I don't know when it will be ready.

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Reply #2 on: September 11, 2015, 05:37:52 PM
Will it be a step up from Paramount?

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Reply #3 on: September 11, 2015, 05:42:57 PM
Congratulations on such a great product and production run as the Paramount!

Any idea if this will affect availability of the Paramount Soft Start Update kit in the near term?

Also, are there any leftover power transformers or P/S boards to be cleared out?


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Reply #4 on: September 11, 2015, 06:00:26 PM
When the kits we have for sale are gone, Paramount is done. Those last kits will consume the remaining stock of transformers. If someone wants a transformer we can get it made, but they will be very expensive ordered from our winder in singles or pairs. As to the boards for the soft start kit, they are used in other kits but I'm not sure that we would reorder the small parts specific to the Paramount version once they run out.

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Reply #5 on: September 11, 2015, 09:59:50 PM
Another new product on the horizon to look forward to, you guys have been busy this year. Looking forward to hearing more about the Kaiju in due course.

Shoot for the moon if you miss you will still be amongst the stars!

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Reply #6 on: September 12, 2015, 02:39:33 AM
Hmmm, the code name Kaiju gives me the impression it's going to be unconventional and big.   Curious to see what you guys have cooking Doc.

BeePre, Paramounts 1.1, Eros, Thorens TD-124/AudioMods Tonearm/Ortofon 2M Black, IFI Micro Idsd, HQPlayer,  Altec 604-8G Duplex/620 Cabinets/Markwart Crossovers

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Reply #7 on: September 12, 2015, 04:49:23 AM
Quote from: marantzfan on September 12, 2015, 02:39:33 AM
Hmmm, the code name Kaiju gives me the impression it's going to be unconventional and big.   

Or maybe hard to kill and radioactive.

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Reply #8 on: September 12, 2015, 08:22:12 AM
Sounds good already!  Would it be based on 300b's?


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Reply #9 on: September 12, 2015, 08:45:52 AM
Doc,

Will there be parts support for the existing customer amps?

Greg
Music Hall 5.1SE,EROS. OPPO 980HD, Music Hall 25.3 Dac. BeePre/BeeQuiet. Paramount V1.1 300B,Orca Deluxe W/ Subs/SPA250s.Stereomour W/Orca Deluxe. Crack W/Speeball(2) .Beyerdynamic 990s.Crackheadphone.

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Reply #10 on: September 12, 2015, 10:40:24 AM
As I said, if someone needs soft start PC boards we should have them for a while. Transformers and power supply PC boards will have to be ordered on a custom basis and will be expensive, as we will deplete our inventory with the sale of these last few kits.
« Last Edit: September 14, 2015, 01:02:49 PM by Doc B. »

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Reply #11 on: September 14, 2015, 10:49:36 AM
Quote from: aragorn723 on September 11, 2015, 05:37:52 PM
Will it be a step up from Paramount?

Dave
I've worked hard to make it all things to all people ... :^)

As Foghorn Leghorn says, "that's a joke, son." Have patience, all will be revealed - but first we have to actually build it and listen to it and make changes if it doesn't meet expectations. We're already on the third iteration of one major component.

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Reply #12 on: September 15, 2015, 05:02:53 AM
  How about a tube selection hint.


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Reply #13 on: September 15, 2015, 05:36:35 AM
It's designed for 300Bs only. So if you want an amp that will can also be configured to run 2A3s, grab one of the last Paramount kits.

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Reply #14 on: September 15, 2015, 07:51:01 AM
I had "my guys" case the BH headquarters hoping to catch an image of the new project and this is what they came back with...    You can clearly see Paul and PB on the right hard at work on the prototype...Looks interesting... Then, you can see in the next pic, Doc, is reaching down for what looks like a pan, I believe he is going to make some popcorn "refreshments"  for the hard at work "prototype" team...  Yeah, that's what it is....
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