Remarkably understated Alchemist

[James Evans]

Looks like a bit of a beast

 

[bandit pilot]

Very nice. I'll let you know if it's any good.

 

[SMEagol]

God that's lovely, should have kept my forsetti's. Boo hoo...

 

[vacdac]

Toootarsely scrummy!! :22: :22: :22:

A real beast + a looker to boot!

Is this full class A or heavily biased into class A? Even if I could afford what this will likely go for, which I can't due to sequence of other purchasing plans. :roll: I couldn't accommodate summat this size until I upgrade the TV to a more current narrow bezel model, due to the additional height clearance requirements. As it is I don't plan on getting the nooo TV until next year as I currently have some whacky plans fer a few more ADAM active monitors + a new rear channel power amp.

Lol I've just checked t' depth requirements & the large solid oak foot well desk that I use to accommodate my power amp + phono stage wouldn't cut it fer this. :nup: There's just a little wiggle room with my current amp which is 47cm in depth including banana plugs. At least now I know. It's great when a piece of kit, even if not financially in reach at the time, makes you get the tape measure out.

 

[John (big)]

Several years ago a friend had a warehouse on the Cranborne Ind. Estate Potters Bar 25 yards from Alchemist, I had to go in to ask if ok to park in one of their bays, I saw & heard one of these playing, effortless power, detailed highs & very lows, do not know what speakers were being used, from a glimpse high end floorstanders.

John

 

[It Cost How Much!?!]

26 screws to take the top plate off.

 

[SMEagol]

Jeez it's a Tim De P, version these are beautiful inside.

 

[Cambs12]

What sort of age would this be?

 

[SMEagol]

Probably 2000, their production window was about ten years, and this will be from the last period. It's one I've never seen and I've had quite a bit of their stuff over the years. The paravicini forsetti, is more common, and a wonderful thing too.

 

[Gizza]

Lovely looking bit of kit and I would imagine it sounds very nice too, given Tim DP was involved (not that I'm biased or anything ).

 

[mighty ant]

God that's lovely, should have kept my forsetti's. Boo hoo...

Go on you know you want it. Get rid of that crappy valve stuff of yours.

 

[bandit pilot]

Go on you know you want it. Get rid of that crappy valve stuff of yours.

I might let him have it.

Mind, the rarer alchemist stuff is fetching serious dough lately. There was a scratched up 21 TDP amp on not so long ago that went close to a grand. I expect there will be plenty queuing up for this minty one.

 

[Guest]

You know you want it Rick.....

 

[rmsshipbroker]

You know you want it Rick.....

Yeah, go on, work another Sunday... :run:

 

[kneesup]

I might let him have it. Mind, the rarer alchemist stuff is fetching serious dough lately. There was a scratched up 21 TDP amp on not so long ago that went close to a grand. I expect there will be plenty queuing up for this minty one.

Are you referring to that 21A SS Forseti Power Amp that was up for grabs 6 months or so ago, Rick? It was a bit bashed, as you say, and it sold for £881. But then re-appeared about 3 weeks later, the buyer claiming that he couldn't afford to ship it (!). Then it was re-listed but ran out of time. Then it was re-listed as a No Reserve auction and made it to £408... On a Friday afternoon. I was on the train and couldn't get my mobile to connect properly... But then it appeared again, a couple of weeks later... for the 4th time, at a Buy It Now of £750. It ran out of time.... again. And then it appeared again at a lower Buy It Now. It went for about £650 in the end, I think. When a super standard Forseti (boxed, one owner) made £510 a couple of weeks prior. Mint and boxed it might have been worth £800+, but there was something rather odd about that SS...

As for 'The Alchemist'. Fab thing. It has a 900mV sensitivity and an Input impedance of 270kOhms! Compare that to the Forseti Power amp: 170mV and 8kOhms! Am not entirely sure what that means for matching... Am researching.

 

[kneesup]

The other thing to remember about the Forseti SS 'Tim de P' amp was that it was rated at 100W RMS, whereas the standard non-SS version was rated at 150W, and had a 4 Ohm facility. I asked Tim de P about it, as I was after the SS but was concerned about the lower power level and running it into 4ohm loads, as I was after more headroom. Apparently he lowered the power to improve reliability and make the amp more stable.

 

[bandit pilot]

As I thought, it went a few hundred quid over my thought out max budget. Nice as it is, reality must be maintained here on planet Earth.

 

[pmac]

As I thought, it went a few hundred quid over my thought out max budget. Nice as it is, reality must be maintained here on planet Earth.

:zzzz:

You're getting to be a real bore, do you know that Rick

 

[bandit pilot]

:zzzz: You're getting to be a real bore, do you know that Rick

Yeah, tell me about it. I bid £1380 on it, then thought, whoa! Do I need this? What will become of my over stocked amp collection? And did something very rare for me. I backed off. :cs: