Electrosonic Amps

I just found an interesting amp manufacturer, Electrosonic.

Take a gander at this little jewel the Thermosonic.

These guys are building amps that make a visual statement but, they have practical and some innovative features.

The Thermosonic
Features:
* 6SL7 preamp; smooth, deep, fat and warm. Big octal preamp for a big sound.
* 7591 output; legendary for its attributes. Sensitivity of British tubes, fat warmth of American tubes. 10 Watts
* EZ81 rectifier; classic tube rectifier.
* Single-Ended, Class A
* Self-Bias, No bias adjustment necessary for tube changes
* Special Tone control that boosts and cuts mids
* 10″ Aerosonic Speaker; Super sensitive ceramic/neodynamium speaker optimized for low wattage applications. Vintage tone and modern thump.
* Projection spacer; special baffle to increase projection and body
* Tube and circuit-chassis windows to allow view of the craftsmanship and mysterious circuits
* Electrolight System; special LED-based system to back-illuminate tubes and internally light the chassis
* Red Durabak Coating; ultra-tough, seamless coating. Space-age and environmentally friendly. Made from recycled tires.

Coating made from recycled tires, good idea. The Thermosonic goes for $650.00. They have sound files for many of the amps at the site as well.

This is another manufacturer that is embracing the idea of custom builds. They have a feature on the site they call the “Amp Configurator” that allows you to plug in a wide variety of options that include pretty much any tube configuration for all of the models. All very reasonably priced.

Beyond that, they will build you a totally custom amp.

Rocketone III

Go take a look, the designs are cool, some are a little more conventional, and they sound good.

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