Comments on Profile Post by Dino

That's one way to subsidize the Greek economy.

Whoa.. this is going to be my new mobile setup. You think it'll sound good out of my iPhone with Portapros?

A mad moist amp that is

Yeah, if you can afford that then you're definitely living moist.

You guy really need to spread the "moist" over at HF...

Made with 99.999% pure unobtainium. Repaired my marriage and fixed my roof! Listen to what audiophiles have been keeping secret for years!

@ButtUglyJeff No way am I sharing the moist with HF. They can get their own.

Didn't know Hifiman operated out of Greece

Now, you guys can make light of this amplifier. But, here is a quote from what may be an actual owner (it wasn't clear on the ebay page). "very nice little amp- you should try it!" :)

I was trying to make sense of the next quote:
"I paid for the knowledge. It is a good concept. And advertising was fun!"

Yeah, the comments read like it's for a Fiio portable for 50 bucks

I just started thinking about it and I wonder if he meant to post the price as 47,000 Greek drachma instead of US dollars. It comes out to around $150 USD.

@DigMe "I paid for the knowledge. It is a good concept. And advertising was fun!" made no sense to me either. I pondered it for a while and gave up.

@DigMe That would make sense about the Greek drachma rather than US dollars. But I have seen these amps up on ebay before, years ago. I had forgotten about them and when I saw it again I had the recollection. They were priced something like this back then.

Reminds me of the old comedy routine that goes something like this: How much for a hotdog? - $1 million. - How do you expect to sell hotdogs at that price? - I only need to sell one!

He used to list a 12k5 version as well. I built one similar to that version, it is my profile photo. The listings have been around for years and long ago it was about $80 after conversation from the Greek Drachma. I do think that their has just been an error in the re listing.

@HIFIDB That would make sense of it all. How do you like your version?

Comically short and to the point Head-Fi thread:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/701606/the-perfect-amp-pleiades-electra-electron-tube-amp

I asked a question of the seller whether he meant Greek drachma rather than US dollars.

In his listing he has the schematic so it was easy to make one. Also looking at the data sheets for the 12K5 it was designed to be a simple car audio amplifier. Mine uses a Schiit sys for volume, and runs off a 6D battery supply.

The sound is good, clean and has a good flat frequency responce. Dose have the tube sound and I do like it with the HD650

Haven't heard back from the seller, yet.

Got an answer from the seller: "Your interest is greatly appreciated. Relevant information has been published today on euroelectron blogspot.
Found the blog post for that date at http://euroelectron.blogspot.com
"It would be nice if one day all who have built their versions of Pleiades amplifiers etc. show their designs. The best is the one that comes from the heart."
???????

LOL

Do not resist moist advice when you receive it.