Rawson Resale......

Yes he has, for DIY only!

Again Mr Rawson is making NP amplifiers for resale that is a breached of the terms on which NP makes his amplifiers available to the DIY community ...

Regards,

How So , Gopher,

I think your loyalty is misguided , The real asset to the DIY community is Mr Nelson Pass , he is the one who really gives to the DIY community and he charges what?

Yet you rave over Rawson ....... Sad!

NP contributions to the DIY community and to audio on a whole made it possible for you to get what you now rave over, both you and Mr Rawson benefited from such. Not trying to make Mr Rawson out to be a bad person , just setting the record straight.

NP graciously gives , maybe you should pop him an email saying "Thank You " I would .

Regards,


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06-02-10: Gopher
I have a Rawson gainclone and an F1 clone and they are worth more to me than their respective re-sale values. It is very disappointing that he has retired from the building. I very much hoped to have him build me an F3 before the opportunity was lost.

He was beyond an asset to the audiophile community, bringing DIY pricing to the ham-fisted audiophiles with limited budgets.

It really is too bad he was under constant attack as his efforts were hardly commercial. He really wasn't charging much more than beer money for his time... I imagine amp building for him was like knitting for my wife.

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Why does it have to be a zero sum game? Tim Rawson left the game, Nelson Pass did not. I absolutely appreciate and respect NP's contributions to the audiophile and DIY community, however they are ongoing and have never been negatively criticized.

Tim Rawson on the other hand has been bullied into submission. Perhaps you do not see the difference, but I don't feel someone making less then minimum wage if viewed hourly, is in it for anything but to share his enthusiasm for the hobby.

If I had the technical understanding, I would undertake DIY projects myself, but my inclinations are to the social sciences... Luckily, there was someone out there willing to sell his time for the Big Mac he ate while he worked. That is a value to me and has not taken any money out of NPs purse.

In fact, if I am not mistaken, I think I recall reading Tim Rawson had NPs blessing.

I think we will have to agree to disagree on this one.

FWIW, his circuit boards have "Thank you, Mr. Nelson Pass" etched into them.
I was fortunate enough to have one of Tim's creations.

Thanks Tim and Nelson !!!!!!!!!

Holy cow!! How can anyone begin to downplay any of Mr. Rawson's work with the Pass gear. I have a pair of his Aleph 2 monoblocks that are really, really incredible. His work is first rate, safe ,reliable, has high value, and are incredibly musical to say the least. I built the chassis's and he magically put them together for me for peanuts. He's been a remarkable person to work with. I only wish more of us can have the experience that I've had. He's a very talented guy with loads of knowledge. I've had the A-2's in my system for more than 1 1/2 years and use them 5-10 hrs a week. One of the features is I no longer need heat in my house....not kidding either, try 135 deg. at idle. these mothers run HOT.
Thank you Tim for my wonderful Amps. I hope you continue your passion with building really great, affordable audio gear. You certainly have my support.
Joe Ritota