Check out the BEAST. 65 pounds of heavy metal. The case is custom made of solid walnut which I need to finish. Dual transformer for 165 into 8 ohm and 250 into 4 ohm. DF is 450, which is plenty fast even for a receiver.

the pic doesnt do it justice. not because of the case, but because the photo doesnt give you a sense of its scale, which has got to be massive.

I've heard that, that is a very nice receiver, would love to see a couple close ups

elroy

Picture with a Jackson for scale. The 16.5 is not the biggest Monster around but it is the most dense.

If I had to keep one receiver for sound quality, the 16.5 would be it.

I'm surprised that one went for $350 not too long ago. Guess they still fly under the radar on occasion.

sam, i miss my 16.5.

Henry is back! Just to let everyone know, Henry made the case for me and the workmanship is superb. It is a perfect fit.

thanks sam. been busy in college and the past summer, was working 40 hours a week.

when you finish the case, be sure to fine-sand it again. with all this time sitting, it probably has fingerprint oils, dust, and other things on it.

how's life in SoCal?

Henry

Yeah, I think I will hit it with some 200 grit before the finish. It does have a couple of prints, which need to go away.

Life is good here is So Cal. Been selling off and dumping a lot of smaller stuff. Probably around 30 pieces have gone out the door this month including a car load to GW today.

I'm about to refoam my JBL's this weekend to get them going. Looking forward to exploring the 4313B sound.

I trust everything is going good in your world. Cheers, S.

yep, all's pretty well here. been focusing on college and other stuff lately. audio is a good hobby but sometimes you have to take a break and focus on other things. i'm 18 years old and i have a whole world ahead of me.

I can sure relate to the downsizing. not sure if i already told you but i'm down to one stereo now. your old RS-440 is my main unit, it powers my JBL L80T's. the BMW has a really nice stereo too though, with a 12 disc changer, so i do a lot of my listening in it when i'm driving. i spend more time in my car than i do listening to my home setup.

good luck on the 4313's.