A quick system sound check at the ETF.
A small system set up in the medieval environment.
Enjoy:
Best regards
Thomas
This is Thomas Mayer's blog about vacuum tube audio, to share updates about new amplifiers and preamplifiers and ELROG vacuum tubes.
Saturday, November 17, 2018
Live from France : ETF 2018 - Part 6
Hi!
A quick system sound check at the ETF.
A small system set up in the medieval environment.
Enjoy:
Best regards
Thomas
A quick system sound check at the ETF.
A small system set up in the medieval environment.
Enjoy:
Best regards
Thomas
Live from France : ETF 2018 - Part 5
Hi!
A quick introduction to the amps wich power the main system.
These are some impressive amplifiers!
Built by Hans Fontain.
A massive 4 chassis affair with separate mercury vapour rectified power supplies.
Both the driver and output tube can be easily swapped. Everything mounted on modules.
Big transmitting tubes. Including the gargantuan GM100.
Here a video of the main system paying between two lectures. With some footage of Hans' amps (not playing during this video).
Thanks a lot to Hans for brining these behemoths to Bellême.
Best regards
Thomas
A quick introduction to the amps wich power the main system.
These are some impressive amplifiers!
Built by Hans Fontain.
A massive 4 chassis affair with separate mercury vapour rectified power supplies.
Both the driver and output tube can be easily swapped. Everything mounted on modules.
Big transmitting tubes. Including the gargantuan GM100.
Here a video of the main system paying between two lectures. With some footage of Hans' amps (not playing during this video).
Thanks a lot to Hans for brining these behemoths to Bellême.
Best regards
Thomas
Live from France : ETF 2018 - Part 4
Hi!
The Hifi Heroin guys set up an awesome mono system...
As is their style, with mercury vapour thyratrons as rectifiers.
'Door Knob' driver tube and globe output tube.
That blue glow is mesmerising .
Mono can be so special and direct:
Best regards
Thomas
The Hifi Heroin guys set up an awesome mono system...
As is their style, with mercury vapour thyratrons as rectifiers.
'Door Knob' driver tube and globe output tube.
That blue glow is mesmerising .
Mono can be so special and direct:
Best regards
Thomas
Friday, November 16, 2018
Live from France : ETF 2018 - Part 3
Hi!
Here a few impressions from the room with a setup by the French team.
A very nice system, based on Altec speakers.
Here two video clips with the system playing:
Best regards
Thomas
Here a few impressions from the room with a setup by the French team.
A very nice system, based on Altec speakers.
Here two video clips with the system playing:
Best regards
Thomas
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Live from France : ETF 2018 - Part 2
Hi!
A few more impressions from the opening day of this years ETF.
As usual the first day is mainly for set up of the various systems.
Big speakers as well as tiny ones.
Big amps like the main system GM100 beasts.
With mercury vapours rectifiers.
Here a video clip of these amps playing:
Small amps:
And as always a lot of soldering going on.
The listening rooms are spread between 3 buildings in Bellême, a city which preserved its medieval charm.
Preparation of the shootout with some measurements to level match all the contestants.
The flea market:
Nice hat, JC...
And the most important thing... socialising...
More gear is being unloaded:
This is going to be fun. Stay tuned for more
Best regards
Thomas
A few more impressions from the opening day of this years ETF.
As usual the first day is mainly for set up of the various systems.
Big speakers as well as tiny ones.
Big amps like the main system GM100 beasts.
With mercury vapours rectifiers.
Here a video clip of these amps playing:
Small amps:
And as always a lot of soldering going on.
The listening rooms are spread between 3 buildings in Bellême, a city which preserved its medieval charm.
Preparation of the shootout with some measurements to level match all the contestants.
The flea market:
Nice hat, JC...
And the most important thing... socialising...
More gear is being unloaded:
This is going to be fun. Stay tuned for more
Best regards
Thomas
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