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Cloning Class A Classics Continued..


I was recently tempted by reasonably priced "clones" of Pass and/or Krell amps.

Which made me wonder:

If these classic, high end deigns have enduring value, and still compete effectively with the insanely more expensive high end components of today..

...then why isn't someone banging them out on an assembly line, and selling them for the price of dirt, like the Behringer A500 which receives raves in another thread.

Does anyone build or know someone who builds reasonably priced, Class A clones?

Thank you,
cwlondon
mantisory
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I am not sure, but I really don't thnik that it would be allowed - it's not as if these designs are really public domain. And besides, there is still the expense of transformers, casework, and often obsolete parts (one of Pass' amps, for example, uses obsolete JFets...)
Now, if you go talk to a manufacturer in our neighbors to the far east, maybe a factory could be convinced...
:)
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cwlondon OP
1,210 posts
 

So OK for DIY projects to then flip on Audiogon or ebay, but nothing that really resembles a business?

One of the reasons for my question was that I assumed a lot of the old classic circuits were more or less in the public domain by now.

Doesnt Nelson Pass allow that? Or would that be just for personal use?
gmood1
1,251 posts
 
Tim Rawson builds certain clones.
elevick
2,636 posts
 
Why do you think there is a great market for older M series Yamaha class A amps!
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