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  Why Not More Conversation about VAC?
As I browse Audiogon's posts...I'm constantly amazed at the lack of attention, questions, remarks about VAC, (Valve Amplification Company).
First and foremost, I'm thinking that most if not all of us are music lovers--and I'm not aware, subjectively, of course, of more, just out and out, musical sounding electronics. And, I don't mean that in a perjorative, 'colored' sense...I mean that in the most flattering sense.
The lack of comments may mean nothing, but it just strikes me as 'absent' from good discussions.
Second, and beyond the stellar sound, if you want great gear, and a great person to buy it from, who better in terms of accommodation, knowledge and service than Kevin Hayes. Like the Bobster (Palkovic) his reputation for building first rate stuff and then backing it to the hilt is unsurpassed.

Kevin is also a great guy AND music lover of the first order...a friend too, but I'm not shilling here, just seriously wondering why VAC isn't further up the discussion ladder.

Kinda like reading Motor Trend Magazine, in which they 'Test Drive' a Mustang in EVERY ISSUE!!!

Just wondering.

Larry
Lrsky  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

04-06-11
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04-07-11   I bought a used vac standard here last year. it is being use ...   Elizabeth

04-07-11   Hi larry i remember hearing an all vac system driving a pai ...   Tubegroover

04-07-11   Elizabeth, "it is imo not worth the retail money it so ...   Lrsky

04-07-11   I don't agree that there is a lack of discussion about vac i ...   Dearing

04-07-11   One more point larry, i never got the impression that vac wa ...   Tubegroover

04-07-11   I agree larry, that vac does not come up in discussion here ...   Foster_9

04-07-11   This topic was probably a non starter. i was just thinking a ...   Lrsky

04-07-11   My opinion is that vac has very much been considered on the ...   Dearing

04-07-11   I happen to be the person elizabeth purchased her vac standa ...   Justlisten

04-07-11   It is very expensive.   Lloydc

04-07-11   I'll add on to the folks that the vac standard isn't a terri ...   Keithr

04-07-11   Justlisten: thanks for the preamp!! i love it in my system t ...   Elizabeth

04-07-11   Just my 2 cents worth, i bought an old vac pa 35.35 a while ...   Islandmandan

04-07-11   The vac gear i've heard has all been top notch but too expen ...   Mapman

04-07-11   I've always wanted to try a renaissance 30/30 amp. someday. ...   Drubin

04-07-11   To the op, answer is not enough exposure on vac and very pri ...   Andr

04-07-11   Drubin: the renaissance 30/30 is thought by many knowledgeab ...   Dearing

04-07-11   I owned both the vac ren. sig mk. iii 140's & the vac ren. s ...   Paladin

04-07-11   i asked myself that same question a few years ago prior to ...   Dev

04-07-11   My post and evaluation of vac is more than confirmed with de ...   Lrsky

04-07-11   I just bough a vac phi 200 to replace a mcintosh mc275 and t ...   Mcondon

04-08-11   I've owned the phi beta 110i for just under a year now. i wo ...   Curriemt11

04-08-11   Dev: your dissatisfaction with the cat amps intrigues me - w ...   Dearing

04-08-11   One observation... when elizabeth said, that the vac is over ...   Lrsky

04-08-11   "i've yet to hear a piece of chinese (designed, not nec ...   Mapman

04-08-11   hi dearing, i started to reply but then deleated my post ...   Dev

04-08-11   A tube amp that can drive mbl well? that may be a first and ...   Mapman

04-08-11   hi mapman, not only drives them well but drives them effort ...   Dev

04-08-11   Dev: very interesting. i'd very much like to hear the 450. ...   Dearing

04-08-11   Why not more conversation about vac? perhaps 1. little pro ...   Kiwi_1282001

04-08-11   "what i heard was a absolutely amazing jaw dropping exp ...   Mapman

04-08-11   I have owned and sold a vac ren (not sig) full function pre ...   Swampwalker

04-08-11   "we are not talking apples and oranges, we are talking ...   Mapman

04-08-11   Mapman... "maybe there are others that can match teh s ...   Lrsky

04-08-11   mapman, i'm not about to get into debates but i owned th ...   Dev

04-08-11   hi swampwalker, i actually had a doshi pre and compared i ...   Dev

04-08-11   Dev, i agree with you. i have had many amps and preamps in t ...   Jwm

04-08-11   jwm, yup be prepared if you hear them in your own set-up yo ...   Dev

04-08-11   Pwehaps a limited product line, lacking entry level componen ...   Mrtennis

04-08-11   I forgot to add audio research to the mix as well.   Jwm

04-08-11   Dev, i am using brimar ecc-88 and mullard 12au7 (1950's) 2 s ...   Jwm

04-08-11   I can't imagine not owning my renaissance preamp. i love th ...   Rhljazz

04-08-11   Dev, if you've lived and breathed with both then i will cer ...   Mapman

04-09-11: Swampwalker
Mapman said:
I try to keep decent spare gear around in order to be able to listen if/when something has to go out for repair.
Couldn't agree more. I bought and learned to thoroughly respect Dan Wright's entry level pre-amp whilst the VAC was away; now I have a Lightspeed passive for same.

Dev-
Put my current VAC side by side with the Doshi and it's pretty apparent the VAC is superior.
My VAC Ren pre was neither Sig nor Mk2, but I did compare it head to head w a Doshi (not mine) and in that case, driving a Doshi Lectron amp, which now I also have, the Doshi won out. But as I said, I could have easily lived w the VAC, which at that time I was using to driving a Joule OTL amp. Maybe its as simple as the synergy of the pre/amp from the same builder. Or the chocolate vs. vanilla dichotomy. We are talking v. high quality products here and very personal decisions.

Swampwalker  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


04-09-11   Hi swampwalker, i just wanted to clarifi a couple of thing ...   Dev

04-09-11   "i was listening last night for some 8 hours" tim ...   Mapman

04-09-11   In my vac sig mkiia preamp, i finally settled on telefunken ...   Knghifi

04-09-11   Knghifi, what fuses are they, silver or gold. thanks   Jwm

04-09-11   Jwm, recently i replaced a gold with a supreme. the gold is ...   Knghifi

04-10-11   Vac "costs" are relative - most vac owners seem to ...   Fplanner2010


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