Music Pumps and Purse

zingo
zingo Posts: 11,258
edited November 2008 in The Clubhouse
Classic Pumps is pleased to present the Music Pumps and Music Purse.

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The Music Pumps solid state audio power amplifier and Music Purse solid state audio preamplifier are designed and hand-crafted in limited quantities by the designer from Blue Circle Audio, a well-known Canadian high-end audio equipment manufacturer. The chassis for Music Pumps pair each is based upon a size 11.5 Lola pump in YOUR CHOICE of the colors that we keep in stock. The Music Purse uses our California Leather style 708 purse.

The designer has been a loyal Classic Pumps customer because of their style and comfort. She decided to design Music Pumps because she loves her Classic Pumps shoes and good sounding music. Over the years, typical mass market stereo equipment has been designed within a "square" box with buttons and lights. She wanted something unique and different. Without thinking too much she looked in her closet at all of her Classic Pumps and thus was born Music Pumps and Music Purse.

"Our goal is to make audio equipment that sounds great, is reasonably priced and has a unique style." The hand-crafted Music Pumps and Music Purse are products of exceptional value which result from the combination of Blue Circle Audio's resources and the personal attention of the designer. The very open and musical sound created by the Music Pumps and Music Purse can only be equalled by audio components costing at least twice the price.

What are the Music Pumps and Music Purse?
Music Pumps is a stereo power amplifier and Music Purse is a stereo preamplifier.

What is a preamplifier?

A preamplifier takes a small music signal from your CD player, tuner (radio), cassette or vinyl LP record player and amplifies it to the volume loud enough for the power amplifier (Music Pumps) to use. You then use the selector switch to select the source (CD, radio, etc.) from which to play your music. There is also a tape switch that allows you to record from one of the above sources into a cassette recorder if one is connected. A preamplifier must also have a volume control so that you can adjust the desired listening level for your music.

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What is a power amplifier?

A power amplifier connects to the preamplifier and takes the small signal from a preamplifier (Music Purse) and amplifies it to drive your speakers.
Why do I need two Music Pumps power amplifiers: left and right?
Although a typical power ampifier can be put into one box, since we have left and a right shoes, it is only logical to put the left/right channels into a left shoe and right shoe respectively.

Are the Music Pumps and Music Purse a joke? Do they compromise designs because of their uniquely-styled chassis?


No. As a matter of fact, Music Pumps and Music Purse are designed, built and treated as very high quality audio equipment. They are using the same RCA jacks, volume controls and wire as in the $4000.00 amplifier sold by Blue Circle Audio. The transfomers and power supply are custom-designed for these items. Every pair of Music Pumps and Music Purse must pass the Reference System Test before they are shipped from the Blue Circle Audio factory.

What is the Reference System Test (RST)?
Just like the Blue Circle $26,000 preamplifier and power amplifier, Music Pumps and Music Purse are subject to a 50 hour burn-in test. They are then compared against the reference system to verify that they sound and look as good as the reference system. After that, it is back to the test bench for electrical measurements to verify that they perform as expected before the units leave the factory.

How do I connect Music Pumps and Music Purse?
As shown in the picture below, the Music Pumps and Music Purse can be placed close to each other and between your speakers. However, they can also be placed farther apart depending upon the length of the connecting cable. The Music Pumps is supplied with a 3 foot long non-detachable speaker cable and a 6 foot long non-detachable power cord. The Music Purse is supplied with a 3 inch long non-detachable power cord. Both Music Pumps and Music Purse are supplied with a 10 foot long power cord with that allows you to plug all three pieces of equipment in and power them on/off by pushing the built-in power switch.

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What do I use to connect Music Pumps to a pair of speakers?
The Music Pumps is supplied with a bare wire end on one end of the supplied speaker cable and a set of banana plugs for you to connect to your speakers if they have banana jacks. Whether your speakers accept only bare wires or have banana jacks, you can easily connect Music Pumps to them.

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What do I use to connect Music Purse to Music Pumps?
Use any interconnect which is terminated with RCA plugs on both ends of the cable. You can get these cable from your local Radio Shack, if necesssary. If the desired length is unavailable, we can custom make any length of cable for you. We call this cable the Music Strap. It has a precision-machined gold plated RCA plug on both ends with navy blue cable.

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What do I use to connect Music Purse to my CD player, tuner and cassette deck?
You use the same cable as used to connect Music Purse to your Music Pumps. If you have any further questions about which cables to use to obtain the best perfomance from your Music Pumps and Music Purse, feel free to contact us.

Classic Pumps is the exclusive world-wide distributor for the Music Pumps. This limited edition instrument includes a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.

Price: Music Pumps: $799.00 USD plus shipping from Canada, Music Purse: $499.00 USD plus shipping from Canada. Shipping price to your location, will be quoted with your order confirmation. Please allow up to 30 days for delivery.

Music Pumps Strap (Interconnect): 2 meter length: $75.00 USD Each additional meter: $25.00

Specifications: MusicPumps 25 watts per channel into 8 ohms. DC coupled operation from input to output. Thermal shut-down protection. Gold plated RCA input jacks. Frequency response: 10Hz to 30kHz +,- 0.2dB. THD is less than 0.25% at full power into 8 ohms.

Chassis Size: size 11.5 of Classic Pumps with the Lola style only. Please specify color when ordering.

Shoe Colour: You can specify any stock patent leather or kid leather colour Lola pump as the Music Pumps chassis.

Weight: 6 lbs per channel. Specifications: MusicPurse Line stage preamplifier accepts up to three line level inputs. A processor bypass loop or tape loop may be installed. Please contact us to discuss input arrangement.

Chassis Size: Califonian style model 708 purse. Please specify color when ordering.

Purse Colour: You can specify any stock patent leather or kid leather colour purse in stock as the MusicPurse chassis.

Weight: 3.5 lbs

Coming Soon: Pumps Conditioner powerline conditioner and Music Strap interconnects.

Warranty: The Music Pumps is covered by a non-transferable limited 90-day warranty on parts and labour.

MusicPumps, MusicPurse, Pumps Conditioner and Music Strap are Blue Circle Audio trade marks.

Email your order by completing our secure on-line order form, then click the "Send to Classic Pumps" button. For your protection, we will confirm your order via email within 48 hours and advise you of its status. If you do not receive a response from us within 48 hours, it is because you did not supply a correct email address. If order confirmation is returned to us as undeliverable, your order will not be processed.

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