Hi from Chicago

[Jwro]

New to the forum and a DIY beginner; retired and started building kits...it has changed my thinking and opened me up to other possibilities. Recently finished a Transcendent Sound, Bruiser, 35W Triode amp kit. Enjoyed putting it together and it sounds good, better than what I had before. So I'm inspired to keep going. I was looking into the Transcendent Sound Masterpiece, Headphone/Line Stage Preamp kit, which led me to this forum (I noticed a few members have experience with Rozenblit/Transcendent kits). So, I'm still at the kit building stage, not quite aimless wandering, but am hoping to learn and gain some insight...longer range maybe/plan is to build SET and single full range driver TQWT.

[simon]

Welcome Jwro. I've no experience of Transcendent kit but you have fun, exciting, frustrating and worthwhile hi fi times ahead.

[andrew Ivimey]

The Transcendant was a home build synthesiser kit in about 1972. I used a aviation for a couple if years - never stayed in tune! But it made loads of noise.

Welcome!

[Nick]

Hi, I have never heard any bad things about the Transcendant kit. I have one of the The Son of Beast OTL's here somewhere. I never built it, it was from another of this forum.

[Ali Tait]

Fancy selling it Nick? Miss mine..

[Nick]

Its the one from here

https://www.audio-talk.co.uk/phpBB3/vie ... 46#p178046

I just added a new set of output valves. Doing nothing with it, so PM if you are interested.

[Jwro]

Thanks for the welcome!
Just want to say that I really appreciate this forum, lots of experienced people with a wealth of knowledge. It's a great resource.
As a newish DIY kit builder I'll probably do more reading than posting ...

PS: Also glad to see I helped spark a renewed interest in Transcendent Sound' The Son of Beast OTL ... !

[Ali Tait]

If you have the right speakers, the Mini Beast is a great amp and probably the best vfm of the amps he makes.

[Jwro]

Yeah, I am actually considering the Mini Beast but it won't work with my speakers. That set me off on a search for high efficiency, full range, single driver, DIY speakers. Searches have a way of expanding...there's a lot of stuff out there...and because I can't hear most of it I read these forums for clues. So, while I'm sorting all that out, I'm gonna build a preamp and might settle on the TS Masterpiece...to see where that leads.

[Ali Tait]

I used mine with a pair of Bastanis open baffles, sounded great- clean and very fleet of foot. Also with a pair of Impulse H2- great bass!

[Jwro]

I used mine with a pair of Bastanis open baffles, sounded great- clean and very fleet of foot. Also with a pair of Impulse H2- great bass!

Interesting speakers...more cool stuff to look at! I'm taking some first steps on the OTL path, so this'll be a slow burn, long range project.
Thanks for the inspiration!