SugarMedia
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Saw this set up in the Apple store yesterday and thought it would make a nice piece for an office system.
http://www.fat-man.co.uk/docs/product/itube_1.htm
http://www.fat-man.co.uk/docs/product/itube_1.htm
iPod ~ iTube Valve Dock
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MiTT
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I've been looking at this too lately. What a sweet little two input preamp!
Pcar928fan
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Yea, and they sound AWESOME with a set of small bookshelf type speakers! VERY NICE indeed!
SugarMedia
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James, so you have heard this particular Tube amp?
Mitt- is this the same one you have in CO? Did you see it at an Apple store? Just curious since it's the first time I've seen one of these. Good thing is that it will hopefully get many other main stream listeners interested in hifi.
SugarMedia
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How much $$$ are they? I can't find it.
If I remember correctly, it was about a $1000.USD. Keep in mind I'm calculating exchange rates so it could be a bit more/less for you.
that's nuts...but so am I. I've always wanted a pair of these for my computer but they would really do well with this tube ipod deal. Hmmmm http://www.xhifi.com/pindex.php?section=products
Pcar928fan
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Yea, they have one or had one at Sound Mind Audion in Austin! Can't remember what the little monitors were that it was hooked up to but I know they were something in the $700/pr range used from the store as demo's because I was thinking I might be in the market for some little speakers like those and asked about that pair specifically.
SugarMedia
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Craig, is this what you have? New they are starting at 3,000.
The Sophia Music Baby integrated tube amp retails for about $900 new. They quite often appear for sale used on Audiogon for about $400-$450 on average. It's a nice little amp and sounds very good but you need a 90db speaker or higher to get the most out of it.
In my opinion its a better quality amp than the Fatman. Although, the Fatman is not bad but I prefer the Sophia gear.
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue8/sophia.htm
In my opinion its a better quality amp than the Fatman. Although, the Fatman is not bad but I prefer the Sophia gear.
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue8/sophia.htm
