n_maher Posted July 23, 2010 Report Posted July 23, 2010 Gene, I have this little Blue Hawaii space heater that needs some tender loving care, shall I bring it up to Maine for you?
Voltron Posted July 23, 2010 Report Posted July 23, 2010 Gene, I have this little Blue Hawaii space heater that needs some tender loving care, shall I bring it up to Maine for you? Whose Blue Hawaii space heater would that be?
agile_one Posted July 23, 2010 Author Report Posted July 23, 2010 ^^^ hmmmmm? My east coast law firm(s) suggest that possession is, indeed, 9/10 of the law, so at least for the summer, it's Nate's and mine. I expect the west coast firm to challenge, but be soundly defeated on appeal.
jp11801 Posted July 24, 2010 Report Posted July 24, 2010 BTW these amps are all that and a bag of chips! I'm going to get mine done over by the folks that tuned up Gene's seeing that is it 30+ years old. Gene hope you enjoy your summer of BHSE
lafingas Posted August 31, 2010 Report Posted August 31, 2010 If anyone is interested the starting bit for an M-22 is $1000.00 Pioneer M-22 class A operated stereo power amplifier - eBay (item 160474491549 end time Sep-05-10 09:20:09 PDT)
funch Posted September 13, 2010 Report Posted September 13, 2010 I bought an M-25 new back in, ummm, can't remember. I think I used it to run DQ10's. Anyway, it was a very nice amp.
livewire Posted October 21, 2010 Report Posted October 21, 2010 Dang that's a nice piece of iron! (or should I say aluminum?) Seeing it makes me wanna run out and get one. It would look great perched on top of my vintage SX-1010 monster receiver.
jp11801 Posted October 23, 2010 Report Posted October 23, 2010 I absolutely love mine, with three months of solid daily use I hope it is past new gear love syndrome. At a somewhat bloated audiogon price of $1000 I still consider these to be great bargains. It is better sounding than my already very good sounding McCormack DNA.5 with SMC upgrades and 845 Dared Tube amp. Still want to see about getting it checked over but there is ZERo noise coming from it so I think (hope) all is well under the hood.
mrarroyo Posted October 23, 2010 Report Posted October 23, 2010 JP#'s you may wish to read the enclosed link and if you have a multimeter check the DC offset. Cheers. Amplifier Distortion, DC-Offset, and You! - AudioKarma.org Home Audio Stereo Discussion Forums
audiosceptic Posted April 27, 2011 Report Posted April 27, 2011 I decided to join the M22 club. I've always wanted a M22 and this thread did not help. I found one on Ebay for $600 and had it sent to the same place in Illinois that agile_one used. Hamad did an outstanding job restoring the amp. I've been using a restored Threshold S/200 as an amp for my HE6 and LCD-2 headphones and the M22 is an improvement over that. I like the sound so much I decided to sell my BA and get a real preamp to drive the M22.
swt61 Posted April 27, 2011 Report Posted April 27, 2011 I have the feeling that the M22 would be an outstanding K1000 amp. Congrat
agile_one Posted April 27, 2011 Author Report Posted April 27, 2011 (edited) I decided to join the M22 club. Congrats, and welcome to the club. You may want to monitor the temps of the gear above the M22, as I'm sure you've seen by now that it runs very hot - true Class A always does. I've got mine sitting on a ceramic tile on the floor with nothing above it. Have fun choosing a pre amp, and enjoy! I have the feeling that the M22 would be an outstanding K1000 amp. Congrat It is, Steve, it is. Edited April 27, 2011 by agile_one
jp11801 Posted April 28, 2011 Report Posted April 28, 2011 I decided to join the M22 club. I've always wanted a M22 and this thread did not help. I found one on Ebay for $600 and had it sent to the same place in Illinois that agile_one used. Hamad did an outstanding job restoring the amp. I've been using a restored Threshold S/200 as an amp for my HE6 and LCD-2 headphones and the M22 is an improvement over that. I like the sound so much I decided to sell my BA and get a real preamp to drive the M22. Congrats on the M22 it is an outstanding amp, the BA should function as a top flight pre amp have you tried it as such? If you have and are still considering another what would you get to top that a Shindo?
audiosceptic Posted April 28, 2011 Report Posted April 28, 2011 If you have and are still considering another what would you get to top that a Shindo? Good question. I'm using a Forte F-44 I had laying around for now. I did use the BA as a preamp but the lack of features plus liking the M22 as a headphone amp so much made me decide to sell the BA. I was thinking a tube preamp like a Audio Research but the heat generated by the M22 might make me look for a cooler running non-tube preamp. It gets pretty hot in my small listening room.
jp11801 Posted May 1, 2011 Report Posted May 1, 2011 The audio research stuff seems to be hit and miss, I had a sp-9 which I liked at the time but in retrospect is was just ok. If you are using the M22 as a headphone amp, and I am not entirely sure why, why not use a passive pre amp since you'll not be needing pre amp gain.
audiosceptic Posted May 2, 2011 Report Posted May 2, 2011 The audio research stuff seems to be hit and miss, I had a sp-9 which I liked at the time but in retrospect is was just ok. If you are using the M22 as a headphone amp, and I am not entirely sure why, why not use a passive pre amp since you'll not be needing pre amp gain. Any recommendations?
Absorbine_Sr Posted May 10, 2011 Report Posted May 10, 2011 John, did the M22 I bought from you ever go into the shop in Illinois for rebuild? Just curious, and if not, I will probably get it in there before the end of the year. It does sound great to me, but it seems a nice bit of security for not too bad of a price.
jp11801 Posted May 10, 2011 Report Posted May 10, 2011 Never as it sounded great as is although I did consider it
GTOJim Posted November 17, 2011 Report Posted November 17, 2011 I decided to join the M22 club. I've always wanted a M22 and this thread did not help. I found one on Ebay for $600 and had it sent to the same place in Illinois that agile_one used. Hamad did an outstanding job restoring the amp. I've been using a restored Threshold S/200 as an amp for my HE6 and LCD-2 headphones and the M22 is an improvement over that. I like the sound so much I decided to sell my BA and get a real preamp to drive the M22. I sent a Pioneer M-22 to Hamad to restore 4 1/2 weeks ago. I sent a couple of e-mails in the past week asking for an approximate time the amp might be finished. He hasn't responded, yesterday and again today I left phone messages, so far no response. From past experience is this typical behavior that Hamad won't respond to any e-mails or phone messages? I have conformation of delivery with signature so I know he received the amp. I'm starting to get nervous that I might not see my amp again. Thanks for any help.
Augsburger Posted November 17, 2011 Report Posted November 17, 2011 Right after Gene first posted about Hamad and the Pioneer renovation I sent Hamad an inquiry and he responded right away. Not sure about your experience but I would be patient and try calling him again.
GTOJim Posted November 18, 2011 Report Posted November 18, 2011 Right after Gene first posted about Hamad and the Pioneer renovation I sent Hamad an inquiry and he responded right away. Not sure about your experience but I would be patient and try calling him again. I heard back from him, feel much better now. "I was in England for a short vacation and have been trying to catch up with work and family. We have your unit open and it is second in the restoration queue now. Once the work begins, I will send you pictures or a youtube video link showing the restoration work done".
audiosceptic Posted January 4, 2012 Report Posted January 4, 2012 I found a Pioneer A-27 integrated amp cheap and sent it to Hamad to be updated. I really love the sound of the M-22 amp Hamad restored for me and am looking forward to the A-27 in my speaker rig. Here is a picture of the amp as received by Hamad: Here is a link to a Youtube video he made of my almost complete restoration:
GTOJim Posted January 4, 2012 Report Posted January 4, 2012 Can I ask how long Hamad has had your amp?
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