The ULTIMATE Tube Amplifier

dorokusai
dorokusai Posts: 25,577
edited June 2009 in The Clubhouse
I present....the Denkardon Whole Wheat Vacuum Tube Amplifier.

Brand new Denkardon Whole wheat Vacuum tube amp. This amp has never been used , and has been the main source of music at many of our parties. 3 horsepower 2 cycle triode push pull. We have had it pushing some Wilson grand Slamms, and recommend a power conditioner. I would be willing to pass along my magic brick, and audio note
anspz interconnects. I am selling one item at a time and after this goes the audio note m8 phono preamp will follow preceding the tt3 ref. Aesthetics are valuable to me but were not my main concern with this unit. This unit has been housed in a friendly section 8 unit in SE dc since the riots.

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/ele/285255714.html

The guy is a local CL hunter and bored one night since he was tired of the endless BS that's listed on there every second. I emailed him from the ad as it was just funny and he turned out to be a real grounded dude and a fellow audionut heavily into vintage Altec, Electrovoice, Tannoy, etc. You just never know.....
CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited February 2007
    Okaaaay.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited February 2007
    I gotta get me one of those!
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited February 2007
    That is hilarious! You gotta love a sense of humor!
    Richard? Who's your favorite Little Rascal? Alfalfa? Or is it........................Spanky?.................................Sinner.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited February 2007
    It must be OTL, no output tranny.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited February 2007
    If he has a amp in the cinnamon raisin bread flavor I might be interested:D
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2007
    LOL

    Shredded wheat might knock your socks off as its soundstage is multi-layered and complex.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,987
    edited February 2007
    avguytx wrote:
    That is hilarious! You gotta love a sense of humor!
    What would be funny as hell, is if some jacka** actually bought the damn thing!
    If it's in DC....it'll sell.:rolleyes: On a different note, it sounds like you have definitely got the "bug" avguytex! We'll see ya' 'round! treitz3!:D
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited February 2007
    as long as it don`t catch on fiber ..!!
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited February 2007
    or get the runsssss!
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited February 2007
    I bet it sounds grainy.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2007
    treitz3 wrote:
    What would be funny as hell, is if some jacka** actually bought the damn thing!
    If it's in DC....it'll sell.:rolleyes: On a different note, it sounds like you have definitely got the "bug" avguytex! We'll see ya' 'round! treitz3!:D

    I wouldn't go that far in regards to DC as its no different than any other city. There's a moron born every second and alot of them end up living next door to you.

    Audiogon amazes me more than CL with respect to resale values and the like.

    I have the strange feeling your from this area.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,680
    edited February 2007
    RuSsMaN wrote:
    I bet it sounds grainy.


    Oh, for gawd's sake .........







    :)
    Sal Palooza
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited February 2007
    This should satisfy your bass-ic audio diet. Does it have unbalanced RDA connectors..
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited February 2007
    The only amp that stays crunchy in milk!
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,987
    edited February 2007
    dorokusai wrote:
    I wouldn't go that far in regards to DC as its no different than any other city. There's a moron born every second and alot of them end up living next door to you. I have the strange feeling your from this area.
    I was, in Springfeild VA.....that is until Mayor Marion "crack head" Barry got RE-elected.:eek: :eek: :eek: :p

    Livin' it up in the Carolinas now!:D And lovin' every minute of it!.......however, some down here would say, as an answer to your statement "I have the strange feeling your'e from this area"......I used ta' did.

    Funniest Damn thing I've heard down here so far, some cat said, and I quote....

    Iyous'tobeabletocain'tnomo [yes, one word]. From Gastonia, and no, he's not my next door neighbor! (thank god):D
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited February 2007
    mrbigbluelight wrote:
    Oh, for gawd's sake .........

    :)

    Don't you think it might be a little dry on the top end? Brittle or stale, if you will?
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited February 2007
    And the winner is....
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,987
    edited February 2007
    After 30 minutes of playing, the bottom end was a bit "mushy", but the top end still had the crackling sound.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,460
    edited February 2007
    I listened to that amp once, it's all burp and farts.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,163
    edited February 2007
    I gotta say that's a very bold and contraversial design. I would say the base would be much more resistant to vibration if it were still filled with some sort of organic wheat type product, perhaps in the shape of small bit-sized squares. This young designer is certainly thinking outside the box.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,680
    edited February 2007
    Well, I hope you all go to church this weekend and pray for forgiveness !!

    I'm .... feeling a little nauseous ......... must ...... get ....... to bed .........

    ;)
    Sal Palooza
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2009
    Does anyone know where I could find one of these?
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited June 2009
    That's an interesting design...but ehh...I'm more partial to the Honey Bunches O' Oats'ifier myself. It's the only amplifier that provides those nice solid clusters of bass, mixed with the nice juicy, milky mid-range, and crispyetty crunchetty sounding highs.
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