Van Alstine


Has anybody heard Van Alstine amps and/or preamps? I'm just wondering how they compare with other brands.
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Frank Van Alstine's has been doing this since I think the 70's. Is deservedly highly respected. He's a no hype, no b.s. kind of engineer. His products are rarely for sale.
I have a Van Alstine OmegaStar 170EX, which is an upgrade for a Dynaco ST-120. It is beautiful. The mids and highs are smooth and clear and the soundstage is amazing. I got it last summer and liked it enough that I am in the process of getting an OmegaStar PAT-5 upgrade to go with it.
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I used to own one of Frank's Dyna 120s. What a little sleeper that was. I really enjoyed taking it over to "certain" audiophiles homes and asking them to hook it up to get their "opinion." Boy, did that little amp turn smirks into faces of disbelief in a big hurry. Here this little Dyna amp just KILLED their mega-buck Wizzer while I just sat there with an innocent look on my face and asked ... well, what do you think? *lol* It was kind of like beating their Corvette in a drag race with my little VW ... except they didn't know I had a Ferrari engine under the hood. I've always had a lot of respect for Frank's work and have heard a lot of his products. His tube preamp is a killer too.