lextek
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So it looks like the Raptor is a baby Stealth. Oh my. This could be very,very special. I loved the Stealth when I auditioned it.
Originally Posted by Large4mat Impressions on the Ray Samuels Raptor and HeadRoom Coda/Overture please!!!!!!!!!! |
Originally Posted by lextek So it looks like the Raptor is a baby Stealth. Oh my. This could be very,very special. I loved the Stealth when I auditioned it. |
Originally Posted by jude Can someone post a photo of the Raptor's power supply (or point it out if it's in any of the above photos)?[/img] |
Originally Posted by jude When I listened to the Raptor prototype (again, this was a while ago), I compared it directly to a Stealth, back and forth for quite some time, and, though it has a different tube complement, its headphone-driving sonics were very comparable to the Stealth -- to my ears, it ran right there with it. And, since I don't need the preamp functionality of the Stealth, but do want its headphone-driving performance and sonics, the Raptor is like getting what I want from the Stealth for a lot less dough. Like I said, I'm already in. |
Originally Posted by strohmie The Raptor's supply is the grey box in the back left of one of the pictures. It's in the last picture from the first set of Eagle_Driver's pics. |
Originally Posted by lextek What tubes does it run? |
Originally Posted by lextek p.s. I'm back! |
Originally Posted by jude When I listened to the Raptor prototype (again, this was a while ago), I compared it directly to a Stealth, back and forth for quite some time, and, though it has a different tube complement, its headphone-driving sonics were very comparable to the Stealth -- to my ears, it ran right there with it. And, since I don't need the preamp functionality of the Stealth, but do want its headphone-driving performance and sonics, the Raptor is like getting what I want from the Stealth for a lot less dough. Like I said, I'm already in. |
Originally Posted by jude Also, what's up with that silver BlockHead? |
Originally Posted by earache Anyone know the pricing on the raptor? Maybe it's a good thing i didn't jump on the XP-7 this past friday |