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Whose sorry now? Sellers remorse from selling amp.

Have you ever experienced a great sense of depression selling an amplifier only to later realize that
it would be nearly impossible to achieve the same high level of sound with easy to find new units? Have you ever experienced a reduced EGO and sense of self worth after having passed up buying a high quality used amplifier? Please tell us what the makes and models of these amps are.
mint604
tube_lvr
6 posts
 
This is an old thread, but I was doing research on a Nobis Cantable amplifier and this was a hit. With 4 cases of remorse on getting rid of one of these amps, I thought it might delight someone to know that the company is still quietly doing busines as usual- catering to the few cult fans that have been lucky enough to hear their products. They changed their name to Signature Technologies, and while the Nobis Cantable cannot be found in their product line- the SRa8 amplifier is the exact same amp with the exception of a few aesthetic changes.

I spoke to the owner at length today, and perhaps about the only thing sweeter than the Nobis amp is the company's personality and philosophy on all things high end audio.

http://www.signaturetech.com

No remorse here!

satch
329 posts
 
I'm sorry for selling my Thorens TD125/SME 3009 TT. I'm also sorry I didn't buy that Threshold S/200 in mint condition to bi-amp with my own S/300. But that's about it.
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
no offense to signature...(the partners split up)...but the signature products didn't have that special quality that the nobis stuff had. sometimes its lightning in a bottle.
alaric
34 posts
 
Wish I still had my Tandberg stack.
tube_lvr
6 posts
 
Hi Jaybo,

Actually, Signature IS Nobis- only the name has changed. As I heard it: The company did not 'split', it lost one of their original founders- who offered mainly financial support. His widow would not allow the remaining owners to DBA "Nobis", so they changed the name as a work-around. It caused them to lose momentum, but they are the same people with the same products.

The Cantable's original designer (Brian Bienfang) lives and solders on, and the SRa8 is the exact same amp as the Cantable. I actually have an in-between model that looks like the old Cantable, but has the Signature name badge. Everything is the same- the output transformers, schematic, FET rectifier board, etc.

Since day 1, Brian has made each amp by hand and he continues doing so to this day. The SRa8 is the real deal and represents one of the greatest amps for the money of all time, IMO. I have heard my share of amps in my many years in this hobby... The Cantable/SRa8 is a gem!

If anyone wishes to hear this from the man himself, Brian is very easy to get in contact with and takes pleasure in talking audio.

Signature Technologies, Inc.

2500 W. Silver Spring Dr.

Milwaukee, WI 53209 USA

Voice : (414) 438-1849

Fax : (414) 438-1821

email: fang@signaturetech.com
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