Lotus Power Amp, Passive Preamp, and Platform at RMAF!

Vinnie R. · « **on:** 7 Sep 2005, 12:26 am »

All,

Louis and I will be bringing the Lotus Power Amp along with the new Lotus Passive Preamp and matching Lotus Platform:

http://www.redwineaudio.com/Products.html

This system will be powering the new Omega HempTone Compact 8 and HempTone 1.5 Way Speakers.

They'll also be a customized Clari-T-Amp + Omega Aperiodic 8 combo (speakers mounted on Syland Stands).

For sources, we'll have the Red Wine Modified Squeezebox 2, a Red Wine modded Toshiba dvd player, and let's not forget turntables and phono stages from Hudson Audio Imports (for you analog lovers!

) A battery-modded Lehmann Black Cube feeding the battery powered Lotus system is sure to grab your attention!

I'm also going to bring a Red Wine modded Teac AL700P and a modded iPod (with new Red Wine Audio iMod)

I hope many of you can meet us in Room 7924.... we're looking very forward to it!

Regards,

zybar · « **Reply #1 on:** 7 Sep 2005, 03:06 am »

See you in Denver Vinnie.

George

Brad · « **Reply #2 on:** 7 Sep 2005, 03:11 pm »

Vinnie,

I saw the teaser for the iMod on your website....
Wassup with that?

LordCloud · « **Reply #3 on:** 7 Sep 2005, 10:02 pm »

Vinnie,

Are you still planning on bringing the battery powered cd transport, or is that a no go?

Vinnie R. · « **Reply #4 on:** 7 Sep 2005, 11:11 pm »

Quote from: LordCloud

Vinnie,

Are you still planning on bringing the battery powered cd transport, or is that a no go?

Hi LordCloud,

It has been put on the back-burner for now in favor of the battery-modded Squeezebox 2, so it will not be at RMAF.

Hi Brad,

Details will be available soon enough...

Regards,

Vinnie R. · « **Reply #5 on:** 11 Sep 2005, 04:12 pm »

Quote from: Brad

Vinnie,

I saw the teaser for the iMod on your website....
Wassup with that?

Hi Brad,

http://www.redwineaudio.com/iMod.html

Yes, I'll have it at RMAF to put it up against the competition

kbuzz3 · « **Reply #6 on:** 12 Sep 2005, 01:32 am »

kinda of a basic question but aside from cosmetics what is the differnce between the lotus and the regular cari t.

love the look of the lotus in general but just curious

Vinnie R. · « **Reply #7 on:** 12 Sep 2005, 12:52 pm »

Quote from: kbuzz3

kinda of a basic question but aside from cosmetics what is the differnce between the lotus and the regular cari t.

love the look of the lotus in general but just curious

Hi kbuzz3,

Thanks for your question:

The stock "regular" Clari-T
( http://www.redwineaudio.com/Clari_T_Amp.html )
does not have the same level of upgrades as the Lotus.

You can think of a Lotus has a highly upgraded/customized Clari-T with the following upgrades:

-- Black Gate power supply decoupling caps soldered directly to the 12V pins of the TA2024 chip
-- Auricap input coupling caps (direct wiring from RCA jacks to TA2024 board)
-- Cardas RCA jacks and speaker binding posts
-- Larger 5Ah battery (> 2X the playtime between charges than the stock Clari-T)

And then there is the cosmetics...the Macassar Ebony enclosure, black acrylic base, gold spike feet, 12V battery gauge, etc..

Yes, the Clari-T can be upgraded to the same performance level as the Lotus ( http://www.redwineaudio.com/Clari_T_Customization.html ), but
will use a black anodized aluminum enclosure (approx 6" x 8" x 3")

Regards,

roymail · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 Sep 2005, 04:49 pm »

Hi kbuzz3,

Vinnie is right, of course. Take a look at my recent post, Clari-T Before & After. I referred to the same thing you're asking about. The only difference is that I upgraded the volume control to the highly acclaimed DacT CT2 10K stepped attenuator. It's perfect for this application. I highly recommend the upgrades for the stock Clari-T. If you like this amp, and it works well with your speakers, then doing the mod is a must, in my opinion.

-- Roy