fathom wrote:


Looks like it's only available in Japan for now. Sure looks
nice, but the retro look would probably clash with modern car
interiors.

http://www.audiocubes.com/images/f_p..._cqtx5500d.jpg

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Actually, the idea is not that revolutionay in modern times. Butler Audio has
been making tubed ampifiers for both automobile and musician use (guitars) for
many years. I seem to recall that when Stereophile has Wes Phillips as one of
its columnists, he gave the Butler Tube Driver, as it was called, a very
favorable review in one of his columns devoted to automobile audio systems.

For a brief description of Butler Audio's latest offerings, the foolowing URL
can be read:

http://hometheater.about.com/gi/dyna...sdn=hometheate
r&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.butleraudio.com



Bruce J. Richman