fs torpedo 3

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  1. SteelCannon

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    I have decided to sell my beloved torpedo 3 with cinemags. Best amp for dynamics I have heard to date and I have praised it many many times on sbaf already. For feedback I direct you at the impressions from the last two meets in nyc. The only other piece of audio I have kept as long as the torpedo 3 is my hd650s, and that is a testament to how much this amp has blown me away time and again. I am not sure where to go from here but I do want to try something else.$SOLD

    @bazelio has graciously offered to throw in a set of mundorf caps at the cost of shipping for those interested in cap rolling.

    I will include a set of ge 12ay7 and ge 6829 for an additional 25 dollars. These are nice NOS tubes.

    http://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/2016-july-ny-meet-impressions.2462/
    http://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/feb-21-new-york-meet-impressions.1423/
     
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    Buy it guys. Just do it.
     
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    If by some miracle this has not sold by tomorrow I will take it, provided we can work out shipping to Canada
     
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    ahhh my fav amp I heard with HD650.
     
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    Agh why am I semi-broke right now?? What a deal!
     
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    Kickass amp, buy it!
     
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    this may be going to Canada.
     
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    Great synergy with HD650s, esp with Amperex tubes IMO. Congrats to the new owner.
     
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    Uh yeah this amp is a freakin killer.
     
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    What was the asking price on this just out of curiosity? It seems to have gone away.
     
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    There might still be one available on HF for those that were into this.
     
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    Re-opened... for sale again.
     
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    cold feet are real right now, I freaking love this amp.
     
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    The biggest impact on the sound of these torpedos is the quality of the cinemags which are basically hand made, variatons are greater than any mods – much greater. I have been told by a few people that my t3 is especially fantastic.

    I do not recommend mundorf caps as the tonality of the t3 is magical with hd650s and mundorfs have a different sound. That said @bazelio has offered to include a set of mundorfs ot whoever buys my amp, for the cost of shipping.

    I considered the ccs board mod, but again they change the tonality of the amp and emphasize the treble a bit more in my listening experience.

    There is obviously a lot of interest in the amp, but if I havent shipped out by Thursday I can bring the torpedo to la for the big meet so that interested parties can be wowed XD
     
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    Anyone who buys this can have my Mundorfs for the cost of shipping. Someone was going to take them once already, but I forget who now.

    They have clipped leads so you'll probably need/want to solder some copper hookup wire to extend them again.

    PS... CCS mod. It does some good things. I still think I might slightly prefer my previous implementation without the output CCS boards and AMRG 2W resistors in the plate loading position.... But that's not the easiest thing in the world to A/B, and I've kind of moved on. Now with CCS boards, tube synergy and even headphone synergy might be a bit more important. E.g. I think I prefer the Valvo and Brimar (likely also Mullard, but don't have any) signatures to that of the Amperex. And I probably prefer the HD650 to the HD600 as well. The Elear sounds pretty darn nice through the T3, although it does have its own issues. HD650+Amperex is pretty good maybe bordering on too aggressive, while HD600+Brimar is also pretty good. I suspect HD650 in general works best.

    Baz out.
     
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    @bazelio - you offered those Mundorfs to me quite some time back. ;)
     
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    OK, guys, sorry... I did promise these to someone and got busy. If @badf00d still wants these, I'll need to honor that arrangement. You can let me know via PM, @badf00d
     
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    Can these be rewired for 230v?
     
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    You just have to reconfigure some 'jumpers' on the PCB. It is a five minute desolder/soldering procedure.

     
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    Remove these two jumpers, and solder a new jumper between B and C.

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