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CTC Blowtorch

I have recently made a deal to acquire a CTC Blowtorch, which has been sort of a long term dream of mine ever since I heard Bob Crump's unit some years back. The Blowtorch has separate main stage and power supply boxes. I will, at least temporarily, be somewhat short on rack space. Does anyone have experience to share regarding stacking the two boxes? Can I expect any sonic degradation from doing so? My suspicion is probably not, given the sheer amount of aluminum separating the two, but would be most interested in hearing others' observations.
curriemt11
rcprince
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Curriemt11--If you get the Vendetta, you'll definitely need to keep it away from power supplies. That's the unit I was thinking of when I made my post above, as I had one and found it very susceptible to hum if placed near a torroidal transformer.
curriemt11 OP
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Rcprince - OK, thanks very much for the information. Thus far, I have not noticed noise of any type with the ASR. Sonic quality evaluation is still in the works, but so far so good.
dotsystem
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Mike

Maybe you should consider a second Samson rack instead of just more shelves...

Bob
curriemt11 OP
220 posts
 
Hi Bob,

I have thought about it. I end up with a bit of a space problem though. The photos don't show it, but I now have the JC1 monos on large amp stands on either side of the existing Samson rack. Unless there is a good sonic reason for not doing so, the additional shelves seem like the better answer. I'm going to ask Mapleshade for an opinion on this.
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