[gld]

I have a couple of new product prototypes sitting around here and I need to sell them. The first item is the proto hybrid amp. It is a dual mono design, the only common part is the IEC connector everything else is x2. It is a class A design and it produces 275 watts into 8 ohms per channel and 550 watts into 4 ohms per channel. The distortion at full power is 1%. At 200 watts 8 or 4 ohms thd is .015%. It is an incredibly musical and exciting amplifier to listen to. It does, (I hate to say) betters my 120 3rd gen amps by quite a bit! Any one who does not believe me feel free to ask Danny @ gr research,he's heard it and he knows. It wieghs about 90 pounds.It uses 2 5687's per channel and then it has 8 per channel of the popular Hitachi Mosfets that are quite expensive and getting very hard to find. It has the inputs on the front for a super short signal path to the amp. It uses timed relays to bring everything up in a controlled manner. It turns on quietly and turns off quietly. In operation it is very quiet. I have a lot of time and money invested in the developement and building of this amp but I need money so I am going to let it go for $3500 plus shipping. At the price I am selling it for it is definately a steal!!! It will have to be crated to be able to ship it safely.
The second item is the prototype of my new reverse hybrid 300B single ended amplifier. They are monoblocks as well. They only have a single 300B tube and nothing else. I am using a small chip amp for a frontend and the 300B is the output tube. this amplifier is running a class A2 grid drive and it measured 20 watts out @ 1% thd!! It is definately a power house for a 300B amp! It has the singled ended bliss that everyone is looking for and then some! Again I have a lot into the developement and building of this amp and I am selling for way lees than it is worth. I am asking $1800 plus shipping and this is without the 300B's I have.  I will sell my 300B's but they are expensive tubes. I am using the Emission Labs 300BXLS, it is a monster 300b and cost near $800/ pair new. Mine have about 20 hours on them and if someone wants them it is $700 extra. if anyone is interested in either of these amps please feel free to call or email me. I'll be happy to answer any questions. 972-276-6865 or gldodd@verizon.net
 
gary

[JoshK]

Just an FYI, but according to this site (auth dealer), the MSRP for the 300BXLS is $614/pr.

http://www.tubesusa.com/ELtubes.html

[gld]

Hey everyone here are some pics of the prototypes that I have for sale. Feel free to call or email with questions.
gary

[gld]

I am lowering the prices on these amplifiers. I really need the money!
$3k for the hybrid and $1400 for the SET amp. These prices are way cheap for the performance you will have.
Gary

[S Clark]

I've heard Gary's hybrid amp and it is impressive.  At the time, he was thinking that it would have to sell upwards of $7-8K to be profitable, and decided this wasn't the right market to release it.  For $3K somebody is going to get a deal.

[zybar]

Gary,

Is there any warranty coverage with the amps?

George

[gld]

Yes, just like all the rest of my stuff, it doesn't matter if it's a prototype or not.
Gary

[Danny Richie]

I have heard both of those amps and those prices are a steal on them both. I especially liked that tube/solid state hybrid. At 3k somebody is getting more than the deal of the day. That thing is milled Aluminum, has some huge triodes in there (big bucks), and weighs about 95 pounds.

[gld]

Just letting everyone know that both items have been sold. aa
Also for anyone interested I can build more of each of them.
Gary

[Big Red Machine]

Great Gary.  And I'm jealous.  Lucky audiophiles.

[gongos]

Just letting everyone know that both items have been sold. aa
Also for anyone interested I can build more of each of them.
Gary

Same price?