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Loaner: Bakoon Amp-13R

Discussion in 'Closed Loaners' started by julie, Dec 26, 2023.

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  1. purr1n

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    I apologize. The tour is over. I caught your post after the fact. :( It's just too much trouble on my part to repack and ship and then expect it back, especially since I will be taking my sweet time to review and measure, among several other pieces of gear (there will be a comparative review with several other amps). It would be different if I didn't have so many other things in RL going on too.

    Would be happy to refund your donation. Was it through PP?

    Again, I apologize for being so regimented and inflexible, but it prevents me from going insane or having a mental breakdown.
     
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    Disagree on account of your being way too hard on yourself. Polemarkos did say to keep the donation. Maybe another limited tour after you're done if there's still interest, but in a reasonable timeline for everyone involved (yourself included)
     
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    No problem and completely understand operating in the way that suits you best. Thanks for the measurements - looking forward to seeing the distortion profile, and hoping it sheds light on the many subjective claim re. the Enleum amp that it has a 'tube-like' character. I donated via PayPal so please keep $20 as a general donation and push back the rest.
     
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    After I am done per @Lyander, I can get this to you. It may take a while.
     
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    Let me know if you still want to hear it. Will complete measurements in a week and will sell this.

    FWIW, the Amp-13R has no tube like character at all. It's not one of those Bakoon current mode offerings that mimic toob tonality.

    First dibs on anyone who paid into the loaner and wants to buy it? Any takers? Name your price.
     
    purr1n, Jun 14, 2024
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    Seriously, it's yours for $500 unless someone else ups by Friday next week.
     
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    purr1n, Jun 14, 2024
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    I liked the synergy with my speakers - I will have to upstage @dubharmonic in an epic bidding war!
     
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    Imma preemptively outbid you with a bid of $502...
     
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    These are going for $2700-2800 over on USAM. Seems wasteful to just throw money away by not selling there. Could fund the site or even just more awesome loaner gear.

    I don't have a ton of feedback on that site but @purr1n if you want to ship it here I'll volunteer to sell it there for you and send the proceeds your way. After the loaner is over, of course.
     
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    If SBAF does just want to sell this to a member and wash their hands of it I gotta outbid dubs, will up to $600 and would suggest any bidding war at least continue in $100+ increments.

    As the Enleum fanboy around here I feel slightly responsible for the hype that drove this unconventional loaner tour. If I were to purchase I would use this opportunity to end the chapter on the Bakoon and do an extensive write up comparing with the Enleum to help guide members that might be interested in these amps. I am overdue for a Enleum write up anyway as it has been my primary for sometime. Would be focused on speaker performance (I have been using the Enleum with the Forte IV for about a year and half, and have Volti Razz arriving this week). Although if someone wants to loan me a Susvara or other TOTL planar I could offer those comparisons as well.

    Happy to make a no flip promise for a killer price hookup from this community. Would takeover my office headphone/speaker duties as I recently sold off my secondary rig due to low use hours not working from home anymore. But this piece would be fun to have there as a compliment to my Enleum on my main rig.
     
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    ^I will add +$100 to whatever is the final bid. :)
     
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    i will ship it to you. Thanks for taking care of this.
     
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    purr1n, Jun 20, 2024
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    Nice! More money for tacos!
     
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