DeHavilland Still in Business?


Greetings! Does anyone know if deHavilland is still in business? Their Ultraverve 3 preamp is on my shortlist. I reached out via email, buy haven't received a reply. 

Thanks y'all!

 

rblondeau

She just built a tube preamp for my friend.

He called her, they spoke, hit it off, she said yes, but it will take months, primarily waiting for the transformer she wanted to use to arrive.

He (and I) are quite happy with it’s sound. We heard it here and in his system.

It definitely reveals the differences in the extra tubes she sent, including the rectifier sounding different which I never tried in my tube stuff over the years.

 

I know someone who knows Kara personally and I believe @elliottbnewcombjr accurately described how stuff gets built now --  but, too, that "retired" is a more accurate word. I believe the pronoun "they" is preferred now for Kara.

Thanks, y'all! I'm happy to know they are open to building new pieces. I'll reach out to Kara in the coming weeks.