Ar9Jim 6,520 Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 (edited) The RAM 285 is Bob Carver's legacy design of audiophile vacuum tube amplifiers. The 285 is a heavyweight high current design combined with the highest voltage power supply design we know of in consumer audio. The results speak for themselves with more than 4 decades of research in amplifier design culminating in the RAM 285. The RAM 285 is designed to sound the best. High quality parts, state of the art processes and Bob Carver's gift for innovative design, combine to offer an exceptionally musical product built to last a lifetime while offering the highest value possible. On the inside: - CNC machined aluminum chassis with durable black and copper anodized finish. - High quality, thick, multi-layer, 2 sided, CAD designed circuit board with internal copper ground planes to minimize EMI and high voltage creep, achieving a noise level now lower than point to point wiring. - Power tube sockets are mounted directly to the heavy circuit board, not reliant on the solder joints for support. - WIMA caps (the red square items). - Dale CMF 1% resistors with exceptionally low noise (the brown resistors without stripes). - Custom made 800V MKP film capacitors (the yellow parts). - Canadian made oversized output transformers for a full power frequency response from below 18Hz to beyond 20KHz within only 1db. - Oversized power transformer with capacity of more than double the RAM 285 power rating. Thanks. Edited January 11, 2024 by Ar9Jim 3
Kurt 3,190 Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 Gorgeous looking product! Someday, I'll have the means to get myself one.....(maybe a retirement gift to myself ). Just curious, how are sales/orders going? Is the market demand meeting expectation? Hope so. 1
Ar9Jim 6,520 Posted January 11, 2024 Author Posted January 11, 2024 10 minutes ago, Kurt said: Gorgeous looking product! Someday, I'll have the means to get myself one.....(maybe a retirement gift to myself ). Just curious, how are sales/orders going? Is the market demand meeting expectation? Hope so. Thanks Kurt. It's going pretty well. The upcoming reviews and word of mouth from owners will get the word out about the new company and the quality of the products. A new website with a store theme is coming soon. Axpona is in April. A lot is going on. The excitement is building. 1 1 1
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