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#9
I like the description:

"This is a monster valve amp and is very heavy approx 70 llbs or in todays weight 31 kg."

I'm glad he cleared that up, because I didn't even know that units of weight had changed from 1960 to now.

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#12
I'd like to learn more about these amps, was this designed more for audio or pa/guitar/bass or was it truly general purpose? This was right at the beginning of the 'hi-fi' stereo era (late 50's early 60's) so I would assume it was more for a pa or something. I know the hot setup is two mono amps (monoblocks) but this rack mount doesn't seem designed with that in mind. And obviously this is about buying a piece of history, not about lightweight and cheap...

here's a volume knob from a similar Vortexion amp, goes to 11!

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hrgiger said:
I'd like to learn more about these amps, was this designed more for audio or pa/guitar/bass or was it truly general purpose? This was right at the beginning of the 'hi-fi' stereo era (late 50's early 60's) so I would assume it was more for a pa or something. I know the hot setup is two mono amps (monoblocks) but this rack mount doesn't seem designed with that in mind. And obviously this is about buying a piece of history, not about lightweight and cheap...

here's a volume knob from a similar Vortexion amp, goes to 11!

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It's a rackmount jobbie it was intended for powering studio moniters etc.

vortexion are top quality valve amps, i'd love to own one of these beasts!
 
#18
Hi.

She sure is beautiful. Thank's for posting that Bassmec.

Back in the day I haggled to buy a rack cabinet that had 4 of similar (only 100W a piece IIRC though) Teleste "PA" amps. Just as it was probably with this example originally, the OT(s) are/were usually wound for either 100V or 70V line operation. That means world of trouble in regular speaker use if transformer design and/or winding isn't ones strong suits.

I'd gig with one in a heartbeat.

Regards
Sam
 
#19
hrgiger said:
I'd like to learn more about these amps, was this designed more for audio or pa/guitar/bass or was it truly general purpose? This was right at the beginning of the 'hi-fi' stereo era (late 50's early 60's) so I would assume it was more for a pa or something. I know the hot setup is two mono amps (monoblocks) but this rack mount doesn't seem designed with that in mind. And obviously this is about buying a piece of history, not about lightweight and cheap...

here's a volume knob from a similar Vortexion amp, goes to 11!

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Vortexion was the top british manufacturer of recording equipment back in the fifties sort of like the all tube version of Neve and the quality of their parts is
legendary, my mate shawn has two of the 4 channel mic mixers that sound really great on just about any mic he sticks through them but totally excell on old ribbon mics.
The transformers where all built in house except for a few 600 ohm Sowter input transformers specified in gear for the BBC.
Luckily I have one of their beautiful portable? all tube CBL 1/4" 2 Track stereo master recorders in perfect working order:
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Its got one of the finest sounding all tube line level amps using an ef86 pentode driving a ecc86 dual triode one half cathode follower one half gain.
Its got much better transformers than say the Telefunken V74 and actually sounds and acts very like a Pultec EQP 1a without the eq engaged.
I use mine in the protools two buss driven hard by a Neve 33609JD compressor.:D
Of course the top yank equipment of that era like RCA went all the way up to 20!:hyper:
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