Inside of a Bottlehead Preamp

[mep]

Here you go:



Makes you want to hit the button and buy it right now. The craftsmanship is just superb and he even said he was "ambivalent" about selling it except that was not what he really meant unless it was a Freudian slip. Here is a link to the ad: http://app.audiogon.com/listings/tube-bottlehead-tube-preamp-mullard-cv4003-tubes-foreplay-2-0-with-ht-bypass-stepped-atten-2013-06-05-preamplifiers-97229

 

[rockitman]

Here you go:

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Makes you want to hit the button and buy it right now. The craftsmanship is just superb and he even said he was "ambivalent" about selling it except that was not what he really meant unless it was a Freudian slip. Here is a link to the ad: http://app.audiogon.com/listings/tube-bottlehead-tube-preamp-mullard-cv4003-tubes-foreplay-2-0-with-ht-bypass-stepped-atten-2013-06-05-preamplifiers-97229

poor assembly there I'm afraid....

 

[mep]

It looks like a Cub Scout merit badge project.

 

[rockitman]

It looks like a Cub Scout merit badge project.

Interesting that the wire used is un- insulated.

 

[Bruce B]

Looks like my old Heathkit

 

[mep]

Interesting that the wire used is un- insulated.

Actually, it is insulated with a varnish which has to be removed before you can solder the wire. It just looks like solid copper with no insulation, but it's not.

 

[MylesBAstor]

Actually, it is insulated with a varnish which has to be removed before you can solder the wire. It just looks like solid copper with no insulation, but it's not.

Technically I think they call it enameled. The old MIT hook wire was like that though it had a covering too. Is a bitch to solder and one really needed a solder pot to do the old MIT hookup wire properly

 

[mep]

The bottom line is that this is the type of guy who is your worst nightmare in terms of buying a kit from that he was responsible for assembling/soldering. This guy obviously has no solder training or assembly skills and his work is a nightmare.

 

[MylesBAstor]

The bottom line is that this is the type of guy who is your worst nightmare in terms of buying a kit from that he was responsible for assembling/soldering. This guy obviously has no solder training or assembly skills and his work is a nightmare.

Agreed.

 

[Peter Breuninger]

Never ever buy a kit once it's built. Unless a known expert did the build. Even then, be careful. If Bill Thalmann built it... ok dokey. If I built it, sort of ok but I'm no Thalmann.

 

[mep]

Here is a picture of a Foreplay built by our very own Wardsweb: