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post #46 of 1162
3/15/09 at 1:29pm
I found this photo in another thread is this a balancing act? If not what is it?

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post #47 of 1162
3/15/09 at 2:28pm
To my knowledge the Balancing Act uses 5 tubes. Also, according to Craig it will have an sloped face plate on the front so I think this is not the BA.

F. Lo
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post #48 of 1162
3/15/09 at 3:12pm
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Originally Posted by kelvinz View Post
I found this photo in another thread is this a balancing act? If not what is it?
It says "Aficionado" on it so it may of been an early iteration of the BA.
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post #49 of 1162
3/15/09 at 11:38pm
Hmmm I thought the Aficionado was the name of the next run of BAs...
Whatever it is, it looks pretty sweet to me.
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post #50 of 1162
3/16/09 at 10:35am
I believe that photo is from the October Los Angeles meet, right? Craig had that there as a prototype he had made - and unfortunately didn't have the power supply so we didn't get to hear it. If I remember, I think Craig planned to keep it for personal use.
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post #51 of 1162
3/16/09 at 1:16pm
Here's a picture of Craig's personal set up that I'm sure is in constant flux. He'd just received these 'C" cores. He sent me this picture back in Nov..

[IMG] By ironbut at 2009-03-16[/IMG]
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post #52 of 1162
3/19/09 at 5:24pm
sup?

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post #53 of 1162
3/19/09 at 6:04pm
nice. love the look.
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post #54 of 1162
3/19/09 at 7:09pm
Now I am really starting to regret canceling my order!!!!

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sup?
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post #55 of 1162
3/19/09 at 7:52pm
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Now I am really starting to regret canceling my order!!!!
Damn right you are.
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post #56 of 1162
3/19/09 at 8:19pm
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sup?

[img]Sexy Amp picture[/img]
Ooow ... very nice. Time to start stocking up on 307As.
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post #57 of 1162
3/20/09 at 7:39pm
Has anyone had a chance to use the single-ended headphone output?
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post #58 of 1162
3/21/09 at 2:10pm

Tube types for Balancing Act - roll call

Wonder what tube setting were chosen by those who ordered a Balancing Act ?

My understanding of available options to be decided at time of ordering :

1. 300Bs
2. AD1
3. 307A

I go for the 300Bs simply for the wider choice of old and current production tubes available. AD1 was only made by Emission Labs today, and 307A are not that common, and great NOS ones seems to be quite difficult to find these days ?

Would be interesting to know what others chose.

F. Lo
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post #59 of 1162
3/21/09 at 2:39pm
What's with the AD2000 on the pictures? Is Craig building his amps around it/uses it to tweak his amps?
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post #60 of 1162
3/21/09 at 2:41pm
If I had the cash I'd have a BA as to me it represents the best headphone amp I have heard (and I have heard most of them). I'd most likely go 307a if I were flying blind as there are still 307a stock out there if you scrounge. The AD1 should be a great combo but I have not heard it to say. The AD1 is either new from one source or used telefunkens for big bucks. The early version of the BA that I had at my house was great and that was before Craig did a full throttle power supply.

If you order either the 307a or AD1 buy 2-3 extra sets of tubes and that should set you up for the foreseeable future.
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