[nephilim32]

I wish I could be involved in the discussion but Glenn has had my amp for 4 years now and I don't think I am ever getting it back.

Wait? What? Why? How does that happen? Dude. That is horrible.

 

[triod750]

Wait? What? Why? How does that happen? Dude. That is horrible.

Or sad...

 

[nephilim32]

Or sad...

Does Glen have health problems or something? I mean if that were the case then your point is taken.

 

[triod750]

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Does Glen have health problems or something? I mean if that were the case then your point is taken.

Some insider could answer that better than me.

 

[gibosi]

When Glenn was active here, it was common knowledge among most of us that he was dealing with stage 4 cancer. However, I have no idea what his current situation is today, or even if he is still alive....

 

[triod750]

And this is sad...

 

[longbowbbs]

Dave, is Glenn still around? I have not heard from him in a long time.

 

[gibosi]

@rosgr63 might know....

 

[dminches]

I believe (and hope) Glenn is still around. I know Stavros speaks to him regularly but I haven't spoken to Stavros in several months.

Glenn has had a lot going on in his life in additional to his health struggles. I just wish he could put a label on the box and ship it back to me.

 

[wotts]

I wish I could be involved in the discussion but Glenn has had my amp for 4 years now and I don't think I am ever getting it back.

Ooof. I had planned to send mine to him for repair, but I didn't hear back. I have one channel that fades as it warms up.

Picked up a Raytheon RK33, which is essentially the equivalent of the RCA and Ken-Rad 1642 / 2C21 / 38233, but with a ceramic base, as pictured above. Sounds good!

Looking good! I have a 1641 I wanted to try swapping in for the 596 I have in mine.

 

[gibosi]

Ooof. I had planned to send mine to him for repair, but I didn't hear back. I have one channel that fades as it warms up.



Looking good! I have a 1641 I wanted to try swapping in for the 596 I have in mine.

The 1641 works fine in Glenn's OTL. And I can't detect any difference between the Raytheon and the General Electronics version.

 

[leftside]

Ooof. I had planned to send mine to him for repair, but I didn't hear back. I have one channel that fades as it warms up.

Have you tried a local repair shop? A lot of repair shops don't like to work on custom amps, but Glenn built his amps very well, so it might be worth a try.

 

[wotts]

Have you tried a local repair shop? A lot of repair shops don't like to work on custom amps, but Glenn built his amps very well, so it might be worth a try.

I have not. I thought about popping it open to look for a weak solder joint. I planned to dump it on the EEs at the office and let them take a look too.

 

[wotts]

The 1641 works fine in Glenn's OTL. And I can't detect any difference between the Raytheon and the General Electronics version.

I don't recall what version I have. I'll have to look.

 

[gibosi]

Have you tried a local repair shop? A lot of repair shops don't like to work on custom amps, but Glenn built his amps very well, so it might be worth a try.

Fortunately, my Glenn OTL is still working fine, but I have often wondered how I would get it repaired if it becomes necessary. There is a store near me specializing in buying, selling and servicing vintage audio gear. At the very least, they have experience with tubes. So I think I would start there...