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Vaughn Audio
High performance tube amplifiers and preamps
hand built by the master himself..... Mr. Eddie Vaughn.
Vaughn Audio's debut
product here at Hawthorne Audio will be the Carina, a single ended EL84
amplifier offering unparalleled sonic performance at any price. Designed
and hand-built without compromise by Mr. Eddie Vaughn, it's a fresh and
welcome departure from the current crop of commercial SET amplifiers
flooding the market that are built with huge cost cutting measures in
design and componentry. The Carina has been almost two years in the
making and represents the pinnacle of tube audio design and performance.
A pure, highly refined design and component quality unmatched in gear
costing five times as much are the benchmarks of this fine hi-end
amplifier.
-Darrel
Here are a few words from the designer
himself:
"It is with great
excitement that I announce the Vaughn Audio Carina. It represents the
very finest in design, componentry, and build quality, and is the
product of over 20 years worth of knowledge and experience in designing,
building, and modding tube and solid state amplifiers. I've heard,
built, and owned many dozens of SET amplifiers, and quite frankly I've
not heard any commercial SET at any price that approaches the Carina's
incredible level of performance.
The fact is, that after
modifying or servicing hundreds of tube amplifiers I've yet to see a
single one that is not built with at least a few cost cutting measures.
Most have many such measures. Practically all commercial SETs,
regardless of the price tag, have corners cut in design and component
quality to maximize profits and/or lower the retail price. These
measures, however small they may be individually, add up to a
significant loss of performance. More often than not, huge loads of
advertising hype are used to mask the fact that the quality of most of
the internal componentry is little or no better than the cheap junk used
in electronic children's toys! Most commercial SET amplifiers use much
of the same quality componentry that you'll find in mass produced, mass
consumer-level radios, DVD players, digital clocks, TV sets, toys, boom
boxes, and the like.
I engineered the Carina
from a different point of view. At no point in the design or manufacture
stages was cost even considered as a factor. My singular goal was to
produce an outstanding amplifier that would be far superior to anything
in it's power class at any price, no holds barred. To do that requires
the finest parts and an uncompromising design. The unique, proprietary
method of point to point construction minimizes signal degradation like
no other. The circuit design is clean and pure, with only 8 solder
joints per channel. The output transformers are one of the most critical
areas of any tube amplifier, and the Carina's are designed and hand
wound by a renowned master with over 30 years of experience in building
some of the world's finest audio transformers. The premium componentry
complement is carefully chosen to yield an amplifier that's a mind
blowing overachiever in every facet of performance, without compromise.
Everything in is simply the best.
The Carina is such a
giant step forward in commercial SET amplifiers, that we confidently
back up it up with a 30 day money back guarantee with no unfair return
or restocking fees. If you don't like the amplifier, simply return it
for a 100% refund, no questions asked. You're out nothing but shipping
costs. You see, the Carina actually delivers what others can only claim.
You can rest assured that it will be the single best audio purchase you
will ever make, or your money back."
-Eddie Vaughn
More details can be found at the
Vaughn Audio
site. Watch for the release of this great amplifier,
coming soon here at Hawthorne Audio!
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