Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Headphone Amps (full-size) › Aesthetically pleasing equipment
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Aesthetically pleasing equipment - Page 3

post #31 of 40
4/1/11 at 6:10pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by sphinxvc View Post

One more..

Elekit-Tube-Amplifier-2.jpeg


Reminds me of classic NAIM hardware, like the 42.5.

IMG_3464.JPG

Reply
post #32 of 40
4/1/11 at 8:29pm
X2 on Frank Cooter's work. They're also exceptionally well-made and sound good, too. I jacked my HP-2 into that amp a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it.

I have a soft spot for the old Moth designs. Part of the reason I had to have a Si2A3, though its sound and build quality sure don't hurt. I also like the Zana's styling - a good example of Machine Age without any frills.

Though not headphone amps, I'm also a big fan of the older McIntosh amps as well as the Atwater-Kent "breadboard" radios.
Reply
post #33 of 40
4/1/11 at 11:47pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by tyoung8 View Post

Pics or it never happened.

 

I always like the look of Decware amps myself.

 

minisex1280.jpg



Evidentiary photos:

066.JPG

 

Ahhh.....the practical minimalism of necessity has rendered a design of aesthetic simplicity- or some such Schiit.

 

048.JPG

 

My current set-up - not possible without a leather recliner! Everything just sounds better recumbent.

Reply
post #34 of 40
4/2/11 at 12:03am

FrankCooteramp.jpg

FrankCooteramp2.jpg

Frank Cooter created one of my all time favorites.


Edited by balderon - 4/2/11 at 12:10am
Reply
post #35 of 40
4/2/11 at 1:14am

That's some crazy glow in those tubes there...

Reply
post #36 of 40
4/2/11 at 1:42am
Quote:
Originally Posted by tyoung8 View Post

 

The man amp.  Minimalistic with handles to swing over your shoulders.  Looks something solid you can throw around.

 

b22.jpg



Wow, what's that casework?  Your own CNC work, or did you buy those chassis someplace?  BEAUTIFUL  METAL DIY!

Reply
post #37 of 40
4/2/11 at 1:47am

Of course I will vote for my rendition of the Bottlehead Crack kit....

 

b3696139_BH-AMP1.JPG

 

And I think my compact build of the Bijou OTL tube amp is also pretty cute.

 

Bijou-Front1.JPGBijou-Rear.JPG

Reply
post #38 of 40
4/2/11 at 5:57am

This pic just doesn't do the Sonett justice! It looks A LOT better in real life. The blue is much deeper dt880smile.png
 

Quote:
Originally Posted by sphinxvc View Post

@ CARRION FEAST

Does boutique beer work in your experience?  Haha..  wink.gif  

 

I'll go with:

 

Screen shot 2011-04-01 at 9.08.12 PM2.jpg

 

 



 


Edited by pekingduck - 4/2/11 at 5:58am
Reply
post #39 of 40
4/2/11 at 6:04am

Interesting that Elekit's getting a lot of love for their styling. I've got a TU-882 and it sound fine, but it's about the opposite from audio jewelry, as tube amps go.

 

I love the look of vertical cases like Frank Cooter's and milosz' Bijou. (Cooter's in particular; using Radio Age equipment in cases based on styles that predate the wireless era. Heh.)

 

A vertical case can't be optimal for anything generating a lot of heat, can it?

Reply
post #40 of 40
4/2/11 at 6:38am

Quote:

Originally Posted by milosz View Post

b3696139_BH-AMP1.JPG

 

 

Classy.
 

 

Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Headphone Amps (full-size) › Aesthetically pleasing equipment