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In Reply to: Re: Need help choosing a new 45 SET. posted by tomitune on July 23, 2005 at 09:17:12:
"Hi--
I've owned 3 Korneff amplifiers (monoblock and stereo 45s) and they are excellent!Unfortuantely, they don't come close to the Yamamoto A-08 Sig. 45 amplifier.
In fact, there's such a difference that I sold my last Korneff to buy the Yamamoto!!!
The Yamamoto's design and components such as custom hand wound Yamamura transformers, DC heating, Teflon sockets, etc. are tough to beat at any price.'
I thought that the Yamamoto (the one that is now supposedly defunct) was AC heated. According to the distributor ,From Lansing Michigan, the new upgraded version of Yamamoto's 45 SET will be DC heated and have a few other upgrades that will raise it's cost to at least $2,800.
I was planning to order the Yamamoto yesterday ,but, was told that it is no longer available and the replacement will not be out for months.
The distributor also said 'with enthusiasm' that it had been suggested to him that he should sell the Yamamotos for more than $5,000!
Bring a product to the market at a price point so much lower than it's perceived value, get glowing reviews about how underpriced the units are for their sonic value, generate inflated demand, change the product slightly, raise the price, sell many of the more expensive and more profitabe units from the ferver derived from the much better valued earlier product. Not only that ,but, make the product unavailable for the right amount of time to drive up the supply demand ,now I gotta have it, mentality of people like me.
Ofcourse, this is just my theory. But if the shoe fits?
Anyway, I see where Mr. George Wright (One of the coolest gentelman I have talked to) uses Sowter transformers that are also hand made. I understand that Electroprint transformers are designed and made specifically for audio as well. So, what makes the Yamamura transformer much better sounding than either of these examples. Other than that, many manufacturer's can and do utilize Yamamoto Teflon Tube Sockets, and at least equal quaality active and passive parts. So, what could make the Yamamoto 45 based SET sound better than Wavelength, Wright, Korneff, DRD, Etc..... amplifiers? Could it be partially hype that it comes from Mr. Yamamoto in Japan, and or that it just looks better than most of the other low priced contenders and costs way less than the Wavelength equivalents?
I mean, there was hardlry anything to the (now discontinued) Yamomoto 45 SET amplifier. So, what makes it better sounding ,or, is it alot of hype? Is the circuit a new breakthrough design that transends the other 45 SET's on the market? Is it as simple as the Yamamura transformers are somehow that much better sounding than everything else?For that matter, why the hell did my Wavelength PF Gemini amplifiers' cost $6,000!?
Lance A.
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Follow Ups
- Re: Need help choosing a new 45 SET. - chopper87@aol.com 07/23/0509:55:48 07/23/05 (2)
- Okay, what gives?!? - big-eyed beans from venus 23:10:21 07/30/05 (0)
- Re: Need help choosing a new 45 SET. - Sr5 14:59:52 07/23/05 (0)
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