Vacuum State Of The Art Conference And Show 2003 (VSAC)

  Sunday Part 2

  Anita was proudly showing the Vacuum Tube Valley (VTV) magazine and a wide range of T-shirt, bumper sticker, back issues and more.

Charlie Kitteson of VTV was offering rare books, NOS tubes, tube tester, and other goodies.

 

Tube Research Labs had their six-channel, three input tube surround sound pre-amplifier. This 160 lbs. unit has eleven tubes all operating in "Class A" with tube power supply/rectification.

 

Allen Wright, known for his The SuperCables CookBook and The Tube Preamp CookBook also offers a differential tube power supply amplifier DPA-300B monoblock. Under his Vacuum State brand name, this unit has a pair VV32B output tubes and Sovtek tubes. Construction is 100% point-to-point hand wired while trannys are by Lundahl.

 

Experience Music's Lowther equipped Exhilaration had the DX-4 driver in large horn plus the Sheerin bass horn with Lambda TD-1 Specials. Experience Music's Surrender 2A3 single-ended triode monoblocks powered the Lowthers while a solid-state amplifier juiced the Sheerin bass unit.

 

Redpoint had their Excess turntable has a lead shot and oil dampened base and completely isolated arm and motor assembly. The platter employs a 2-inch thick piece of Teflon.

 

Redpoint also has their Testarossa turntable that as a solid aluminum base with special 1-inch thick Teflon platter. A perfect mate for those with a wonderful 12 cylinder wondercar from Maranello :-)

 

It is a sign of the times when you are a Bottlehead. Good ol' Doc B had a large room playing master tapes and vinyl (plus the odd digital discs) with the Progressive Engineering turntable serving analog duties. Doc B yummies included his Seduction phono stage, Two-Way pre-amplifier, and Paradox TJ 2A3 tube monoblock amplifiers (seen below). The loudspeakers are a prototype of the Climax.

 

Bent Audio prototype Flat loudspeaker uses a pair of Furuyama flat drivers from Japan mated with Aurm ribbon tweeter.

 

Bent Audio offers many other products including their MU step-up transformer that is offered in both copper and silver wired.

 

Audist Loudspeakers had their prototype of the Concerto 1 that employs a constant directivity waveguide on the Raven 1 ribbon tweeter and PHL 2460 midrange/woofer driver. This front-ported design has a 2-inch thick solid Poplar wood baffle.

 

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