Current status

[Doc B]

We have worked out a few more details and we hope to have the functional prototype under construction by week's end. As soon as I can put up a photo I will set up a page to take preorders. Preorders will receive a free power cord kit as a bonus.

 

[johnsonad]

Great news Dan!  Congrats team!

 

[denti alligator]

Very cool! Can't wait to see it!

 

[Gerry E.]

Not only is the progress good news but it's great to see the new preamp with its own forum!  Question: Is BeePre the official model name?  If so, I like it, nice and simple.  Also appropriate for obvious reasons. 

Gerry 

 

[xcortes]

I've been following the development of this project very closely since the beginning. The concept is amazing: single stage, DHT, SR, no feedback, no cathode followers, no transformers. And I can assure you that the amount of R&D put into this product is impressive.

Right now my audio/music funds are absolutely zero. I'll consider this an exercise to better my patience and to become a saint through abstinence but I'm not buying it now. You have my firm order for March/April though!

Saludos

 

[Doc B]

Xavier - bro, you know there is one with your name on it at any time. Right now you still need to break in those 437As.

Gerry, yeah, BeePre the name kinda resonates for me. Better than ForeplayIV, which seems like a bit of a mouthful and a bit misleading. Foreplay was so different than this design that in my mind they need different names altogether.

 

[E.T.]

Hi Doc, have you guys ever thought of an all-DHT version of the Crack?



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*The difference between theory and practice is that in theory there is no difference between theory and practice, while in practice there is.

 

[intojazz]

Is there a line forming for the "Bee Pre" yet?
John

 

[AudioDave]

I will be in line!
Dave

 

[Paul Birkeland]

Hi Doc, have you guys ever thought of an all-DHT version of the Crack?

This would need four separate filament supplies, or some negative rails for fixed bias (which would then remove the direct coupling), and then there's the issue of available DHT's that have sufficient transconductance for the job, which is difficult.

 

[dbishopbliss]

BeePre the name kinda resonates for me. Better than ForeplayIV, which seems like a bit of a mouthful and a bit misleading. Foreplay was so different than this design that in my mind they need different names altogether.

What about the BeeJay?  Oh wait... you've been going away from the innuendo names.  (Yes, I went there).

 

[Gerry E.]

What about the BeeJay?  Oh wait... you've been going away from the innuendo names.  (Yes, I went there).

Since you went there, what about PeeJay?  Now that's really bad.

Gerry 

 

[Doc B]

We have a new prototype chassis panel. If we have all the parts in stock I hope to get a mockup of the preamp built today so you can see what it looks like.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

Today we ordered the final production run of PC boards for the BeePre.  Enough labeling has changed from the last revision that we will wait for these to roll in before we can finish the manual.

We also ordered two expedited chassis plates today - one to verify the small changes to the new layout, and the other for writing the manual.  We hope to start writing the manual before the PC boards show up. 

In the same order, we added a recessed plate for the stepped attenuators, so we can confirm pricing and provide some additional details about this shortly. 

 

[Demsy]

Very curious........I'm in the market for a 300B pre also!

 

[earwaxxer]

I'm kind of curious how the beepre will add to what what has been achieved by the Quickie.

 

[Doc B]

I'm kind of curious how the beepre will add to what what has been achieved by the Quickie.

Imagine that sweet, cute girl you had a crush on in high school. You were both young and learning about love, and it was very special. Something you will always cherish.
Now imagine the best f*** you ever had, where that amazingly skilled lover read your mind and your body better than you did, so deeply immersive and satisfying that you wish you could live that moment again, just one more time.

I know, it's a stretch, but that's kinda how I see it.

*These could maybe even be the same person at different times (not in my case), but even still those were probably at different times in the relationship - in which case the difference is due to the application of knowledge gained through experience.

 

[corndog71]

I'm kind of curious how the beepre will add to what what has been achieved by the Quickie.

Imagine that sweet, cute girl you had a crush on in high school. You were both young and learning about love, and it was very special. Something you will always cherish.
Now imagine the best f*** you ever had, where that amazingly skilled lover read your mind and your body better than you did, so deeply immersive and satisfying that you wish you could live that moment again, just one more time.

I know, it's a stretch, but that's kinda how I see it.

*These could maybe even be the same person at different times (not in my case), but even still those were probably at different times in the relationship - in which case the difference is due to the application of knowledge gained through experience.

;D

 

[earwaxxer]

That sounds like a step in the right direction!

 

[dbishopbliss]

Now imagine the best f*** you ever had...

I was wondering what happened to the sexual innuendo in the product names. Don't even try to tell me the "Bee" is for 300B, I now know its for "Best ...".