[robinje]

I like my SWP phono stage so much that I ordered a brand spankin' new SWL 9.0SE Signature today.  Yipee!

I will run the SWL into a McIntosh MC275 and my Harbeths.  I am entertaining the thought of going with a solid state (maybe digital) amp ultimately.  I think the Harbeth C7ES3 could use a little more punch.  Perhaps the SWL will provide it as a preamp, though, since it is likely to be much more dynamic than my outgoing McIntosh C220.  We'll see about that...

[rpf]

The SWL 9.0 Sig. will provide a great deal of  "punch." It is very dynamic with great bass.

Dan has also been working on a SS amp, although I don't know what it's status is at the moment.

[modwright]

Late summer at this point, RE the amp.  Definitely will be in use at RMAF!

Thanks,

Dan

[robinje]

Hmmm...  an amp!  Could you please provide a little more info?  Is it going to be purely solid state, or will there be tubes in some part of the circuitry?  RMS power ratings?  Price range? 

Thanks.

[modwright]

Prelim. amp info:

Projected power: 150W into 8ohms; 250W into 4ohms, 450ohms in mono.
Amp Type: Pure solid-state with sonic qualities of tubes and strength of SS. Class A/B, heavily biased into Class A.
Build Type: Still TBD, but probably heavy GA steel chassis with AL faceplate of course.  Internal heatsinks - 50lb+ wt.
Inputs: RCA only for stereo use, RCA or XLR in monoblock config.
Price: Still TBD - $3500-$3995 intro-price.

Dual mono construction.
VERY high current.
Classic Elegant MWI aesthetics.

This will mark the first of the MWI 'KW' - Kimmel-Wright - amplifiers.

Thanks,

Dan W.

[robinje]

Thanks for the update.  VERY interesting indeed!