Manley Snapper monoblocks

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stretchl
stretchl Posts: 1,334
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Never heard of them. Anyone know anything about them?

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis93aja-manley-snapper-monoblock-pair-reduced-tube
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,077
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    Never heard of them ? Ya need to get out more. :) Quality stuff there, go give them a listen if they are local to you.
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  • mhardy6647
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    They're pretty good for modern hardware -- they were pretty reasonably priced as well.


    Personally, I (slightly) prefer the push-pull parallel EL84, stereo "Stingray", but I am, by and large, just not a big fan of EL34s. :(

    So... you (the OP) don't know the saga of the late David Manley, EveAnna "Vanimal" Manley, and Manley Labs? You've missed so, so much.

    ;)

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  • F1nut
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    stretchl wrote: »
    Never heard of them. Anyone know anything about them?

    https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis93aja-manley-snapper-monoblock-pair-reduced-tube

    Fine amplifiers!
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  • stretchl
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    Obviously gotta get my read on. Thanks, guys.
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  • F1nut
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    stretchl wrote: »
    Obviously gotta get my ears on. Thanks, guys.

    Fixed it for ya.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    go for the gusto :)

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    PS
    Oh. I guess the Mahi is or was the monoblock version of the Stingray. I did not know that :p

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    Manley also has a significant pro division, by the way.

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  • voltz
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    I'd Wish I could get my ears on these someday as they sell them up in Salina but I have reach a place where I happy with my setup and already know my next upgrade.

    But they had always been on my wish list!
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  • stretchl
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    What's your next upgrade, @voltz ?
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  • voltz
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    all Italian stuff ;)
    (Basically stealing Marvin's setup when he is not home)

    but that is going to be awhile, as I currently running ModWright preamp and amplifier with Ushers.

    I've always wanted a all "Manley Audio" setup.
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  • mhardy6647
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    guy on AK's Bartertown (their subscriber's section) sellin' a pair of Mahi monoblocks (PPP EL84 -- i.e., the monoblock variant of the Stingray, more or less) at the moment.

    Just thought I'd mention that. :|

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  • stretchl
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    I confess I do feel lust in my heart... :( I love the look of these things. And having done some research, I find the company fascinating. Really like their holistic approach to the craft.
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  • marvda1
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    contact dskip as he has shuguang 845 monoblocka and preamp for sale, you might get one hell of a deal.
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  • stretchl
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    Gotta get the Pallet o’ Polks off my balance sheet first! :)
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  • mhardy6647
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    zuul wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    guy on AK's Bartertown (their subscriber's section) sellin' a pair of Mahi monoblocks (PPP EL84 -- i.e., the monoblock variant of the Stingray, more or less) at the moment.

    Just thought I'd mention that. :|

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    my audio guru is a dealer and usually has them in stock. right now he's got the mahi mahi, stingray II and snapper's available....

    That's cool -- FWIW, the ones I mentioned are not new but they're also much (much) less expensive than new. :|
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  • stretchl
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    Yeah. There’s not s snowball’s chance in our anthropomorphically warming world that I could afford them new.
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  • mhardy6647
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    I will say that Manley's products strike me as quite reasonably priced for what they are. I think you can spend 10x the price of most of their components and get... well, probably not less -- but less robust construction.

    I am a fan, even though I don't own a single piece of their equipment. :|
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  • WLDock
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    I've seen some of the stuff up close and personal at the AXPONA show. It's the real deal and is all business. The company has an amazing story...
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  • Clipdat
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    I would certainly love to own this bad boy: https://www.manley.com/hifi/neo3br

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  • stretchl
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    I love the look of the Manley's. Love the company's story. Still adjusting to the fish names...
    “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
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    Cabling by Groneberg
    Visuals
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  • Clipdat
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    @stretchl - where are you reading about the company's story? I read their website and the "history" section was kinda short and not super detailed.
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  • agfrost
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    I've got this feller, not currently installed. Beautiful kit.

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  • stretchl
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    Clipdat wrote: »
    @stretchl - where are you reading about the company's story? I read their website and the "history" section was kinda short and not super detailed.

    I found some cool stuff in them somewhere, meant to post a link already but got distracted here at the start of the semester. I’ll do it soonest.
    “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
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  • stretchl
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    agfrost wrote: »
    I've got this feller, not currently installed. Beautiful kit.

    Tell us about that, please, AG?
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  • EndersShadow
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    agfrost wrote: »
    I've got this feller, not currently installed. Beautiful kit.

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    Why not? Thats too pretty to sit unused!
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  • agfrost
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    stretchl wrote: »
    agfrost wrote: »
    I've got this feller, not currently installed. Beautiful kit.

    Tell us about that, please, AG?
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    agfrost wrote: »
    I've got this feller, not currently installed. Beautiful kit.

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    Why not? Thats too pretty to sit unused!

    It's gorgeous, and I've got a lot (years!) of great use from it. Bought it from TroyD here several years ago.

    Rich (SCompRacer) gave me an extended trial with his recapped Krell KSL a while back, and it seemed to play a bit better with my current setup (plus it has a phonostage), so I bought the Krell from him.
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  • tonyb
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    stretchl wrote: »
    I love the look of the Manley's. Love the company's story. Still adjusting to the fish names...

    Not so sure it's about fish. Manley Snapper....in my day, was in reference to the strength of a womans thighs. :)
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  • aiconn
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    ^^^ Now that's what I'm talkin' about. :D:D
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  • stretchl
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    Clipdat wrote: »
    @stretchl - where are you reading about the company's story? I read their website and the "history" section was kinda short and not super detailed.

    Here's what I found. You only get the first few graphs without paying $1.99 to access the entire article.

    https://tapeop.com/interviews/101/eveanna-manley/
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    Cabling by Groneberg
    Visuals
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  • mhardy6647
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    EveAnna used to be pretty active at audioasylum, posting under the name Vanimal Manley.
    :)

    http://db.audioasylum.com/default.mpl?searchtext=&b=AND&topic=&topics_only=N&author=vanimal+manley&date1=&date2=&slowmessage=&ip=&sort=date&sortOrder=DESC&sortRank=Forum&forum=ALL
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