Early Octal 6 model with side-mounted I/O jacks.
Steve Geiger: Octal 6 kit on the test bench.
Edwin Tsun: Octal 6 kit with OM4s and a new paint scheme.
Doc Cropper: Octal 6 kit finished in industrial green.
Thomas Borgstrom (Sweden): Octal 6 assembled unit with stepped attenuators, enlarged top plate and new base.
Michael Schelb: Factory assembled Octal 6 in the heart of a fine system.
Michael Schelb: Custom source selector box by MAD.
Robin Wyatt: MAD Nuvistor Phono Preamp (below turntable).
Michael Schelb: Octal 6 raised to new heights.
Michael Schelb: MAD Octal 6 with Zen Amp.
Nicholas Schell: The true warmth of tube sound.
Josh Knechtel: Ultra 2m and PS 1m
Bruce Anderson: Ear+ Black Beauty (kit)
Ear+ No. 25 Commemorative Edition (1 of 2)
Larry Davis: The Warm Sound of Tubes
(Ear+ kit)
Sean Jones: Black Octal 6 kit with 4 inputs
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Dominique Paré: Ear+ (kit) with
custom woodwork and toggle switch
Walter Kathan (Austria): Ear++ with 4 inputs and a balance control
Blake Ratliff: Ear++ Prototype in blue and hammered bronze
Steve Sweeney: Collectors Edition of Line 2A with 6F8Gs (one of two produced)
Gilbert Camirand: Highly tweaked Ear+ Purist HD
Dominique Paré: Stealth 5 (kit) with custom woodwork and name plate (on center transformer)
Lok Lowe (Australia): Ear+ (kit) with custom transformer enclosure, Aupen CSA 2.5 power cable and vanDen Hul
interconnects
Jens Lungstad (Norway): Ear++ (kit) after hours
Dr. Gregory Fischer: Ear+ Purist (kit) just completed
Stefan Fahrnholz (Germany): Oktal 6A kit in custom chassis
Dan Ratliff: Ear + Purist in custom cherrywood case
Roy-Egil Vaaler (Norway): Re-crafted Octal 6A with motorized volume control
Ear+ Purist HD50
50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition
(1 of 4)
Adrianto Soekandar (Indonesia): Ear++ II HD and Ear+ Purist HD from kits (click on image for enlarged view)
Dominique Paré: Ultra 4A SE and PS 1t built from scratch parts kit (click on image for enlarged view)
Gregory Fischer: Matching Ear+ and Eye+
Lok Lowe (Australia): Custom Ear+ Purist from basic parts kit. (Click on image for enlarged view)
Gregory Fischer: Magic 5 SE kit, Ear+ Purist kit, and Eye+
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Tyler Orehek: Octal 6A SE, Ear++ HD, Viper, and custom power distribution unit
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Jan Erling Veiset (Norway): Octal 6A SE. Note the use of metal 6R7s!
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Matthew Hepplewhite (Australia): Octal 6A SE/Custom Viper
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Are those Dynaco knobs?
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Al Matano: Ear+ Purist HD100 with magic eye tube display for each channel.
Al Matano: Ear+ Purist HD100 in polished aluminum chassis, solid ebony side panels.
Scott Guthrie: Teac VRDS transport, Audio Note DAC with a 12AX7 output feeding the stock Octal 6A (kit). The Octal 6A drives a McIntosh 2100 amp which in turn drives early B&W 801s.
Jan Erling Veiset (Norway): Valhalla power amplifier (above and below) and power supply. A joint design/construction project with Mapletree Audio Design uses KT88s in class AB2 with Sowter OPTs.
Ekkofisk chassis under construction at Mapletree Audio Design
Jan
Erling Veiset (Norway): Ekkofisk power amplifier (left and above).
10W/ch, push-pull class A with parallel 6EM7s, Sowter input transfromers
and Hammond outputs. Click on images for larger photos
Mark Norman. Very custom Ear+ Purist HD with hybrid rectification, potted power transformers, polished stainless steel chassis plate in a Red Birch base. You can follow Mark's journey on the Head-Fi forum.
Jan
Erling Veiset (Norway).
EL84 Mini PP power amplifier (custom chassis by Mapletree Audio). Distributed feedback with single stage balanced driver circuit.
Steve Knarr. Magic 5B SE (kit) with 6R7GTs and very special knobs! Click on photo for larger version.
Froya: SE class A power amplifier with paralleled 6550s. Delivers 20 W in triode mode and 40 W in Ultra-Linear. Custom Sowter transformers and chassis engineering by Mapletree Audio Design. Read more at http://www.veiset.net/SE/.
Jan Erling Veiset (Norway). OTL headphone amplifier with Mapletree custom chassis.
Ear+ Purist HD150 (Limited Edition of 20) Headphone Amplifier
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Jeffrey Keever: Newly completed Magic 5B
kit joins a very nice analog system .
Ear+ HD200 Collection
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George Burrows: Phono 4 SE with Dynavector
10X5/ MC cartridge.