Audio Valve ?

windwaves · « **on:** 25 Jul 2005, 09:46 pm »

I am wondering if anyone has heard of these amps ? I got a chance to listen to their Avalon and I was impressed. It was connected to the same makers preamp (all valves also) and some big speakers, so who knows ... but the sound was great.
I will soon listen to their bigger version, the Challenger. They also seem reasonably priced.

giovanni (ww)

windwaves · « **Reply #1 on:** 26 Jul 2005, 03:00 am »

dudes ! then you really don't know what you are missing.....

tvyankee · « **Reply #2 on:** 26 Jul 2005, 03:13 am »

hey,

where did you check them out?

thanks

PhilNYC · « **Reply #3 on:** 26 Jul 2005, 04:48 am »

windwaves,

tvyankee had a full-on Audio Valve system at his place for the Rave he hosted last summer. Check here for comments and pictures:

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=12244

doug s. · « **Reply #4 on:** 26 Jul 2005, 04:42 pm »

Quote from: windwaves

I am wondering if anyone has heard of these amps ? I got a chance to listen to their Avalon and I was impressed. It was connected to the same makers preamp (all valves also) and some big speakers, so who knows ... but the sound was great.
I will soon listen to their bigger version, the Challenger. They also seem reasonably priced.

giovanni (ww)

a friend of mine in germany (where they are made), said the preamp is decent, the amps not as good. take that for what it's worth. i had asked him about it cuz there was a (retail $4k) eclipse preamp f/s on agon a while back for $1200... audiojerry here on the forum had the eclipse preamp; you may wanna query him on what he thought of it. i know he's on at least his second preamp after that one... the gear is certainly beautiful.

doug s.