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  1. Azimuth

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    Oh god, no! I had a girlfriend called Rosie: I'd rather look at her any day.

    Different kettle of fish. All real and nothing steam-punk about that. I guess there's no place for that component in home hifi, but there's plenty of real-pro-looking real-pro gear, and I'd be happy to give it houseroom.
     
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    Love the gear on that knob. Here's hoping they're functional and all turn together.

    Ever heard of Class AD before though? Is that class A to X watts, then somehow class D? That's... different. I didn't know it was possible. Guessing it's actually class D with added sparkle.
     
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    Some of those elements are a bit Nagra-like...Nagra is awesome. So it is nice to see the design spin and the crazy volume pot gearing.

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    Nagra is awesome because it is all real. No steampunk gears.

    A portable Nagra reel-to-reel (tiny! 3-inch reels, I guess. It was fifty years ago) is still one of the most gorgeous things I've ever touched. With all due respect to Rosie :oops:
     
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    Is Nagra all stainless steel? Swiss amps are really like Swiss watches
     
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    This new Astell and Kern - Acro CA1000 headphone amplifier ($2200):

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    It looks crazy indeed, but good crazy; partially vintage, steampunk etc., but not boring and that volume knob with all cogs just next to it makes it all this much more appealing. Anyone knows whether all these bits move along with turning it?
     
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    Take a look at the very start of this guy’s video:

     
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    Yup, that'll do, thanks! That's one awesome design right there!
     
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    Oswald's Mill Special K Amplifier, Push-pull 50W
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    Full marks for porn! The thing has a very desirable, but realistic, body with zero really silly bits. I could absolutely get into a bit of push-pull with that! I hope it sounds as good as it looks!
     
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    It looks dope. Like, really dope.
     
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    Unfortunate naming choice for them...

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    ^More like Ketamine.
     
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    Before the Mac Pro:
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    There was Constellation:
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    LOL I'll bet you $400 the industrial design team that did the casework design for the constellation is SUPER PISSED they took glamour shots after constellation folks couldn't figure out how to get the mid-case cover to attach properly.
     
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    Hmmm... My point was in sharing that the Constellation stuff is pretty cool and that they had done the 2-layer offset design first...not as an accident. (But, I have not seen all of their stuff in person to confirm. Pics of their line-up over time seem to have this as a signature design cue going before the Mac Pro.)
     

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