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« on: February 03, 2008, 07:04:42 PM »
Cornford are introducing a new cheaper range of amplifiers - Roadhouse series using pcbs starting from £699

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« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2008, 07:11:56 PM »
The 30 Head and 1x12 sounds interesting.
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« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2008, 07:42:59 PM »
Neat.
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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2008, 07:56:46 PM »
what happened to their "we don't use pcbs" philosophy?  :?
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« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2008, 08:04:12 PM »
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what happened to their "we don't use pcbs" philosophy?  :?
I guess it's out the window. I suppose they have gone towards PCBs in order to have lower cost products and therefore capture more revenue. In the most economical way that I can explain it.
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« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2008, 08:13:18 PM »
yeah, principles tend to go out the window once money is involved... :(
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« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2008, 08:21:30 PM »
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yeah, principles tend to go out the window once money is involved... :(

Yup. I'd rather be popular than rich in their case. Popularity allows a longer lifetime of business. I'm sure some people in the world who like Cornford are now disgusted (yes, there are extremists) at their PCB ways.
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« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2008, 08:23:46 PM »
i couldn't give two fiddlers if they use PCBs or not. it's the fact that up until now that their main raison d'etre (sorry i have no idea how to do circumflexes on this keyboard  :lol: ) was offering handwired amps with no circuit boards, but once someone waves a wad of cash, they change their mind.

it'd be like BKP offering cheaper, machine-wound pickups. If i want those, i can get them elsewhere (much like the pcb cornfords)...

Of course, the ins-and-outs of it may be completely different, and if they are, i apologise, but that's what it sounds like to me, at any rate.
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« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2008, 08:26:36 PM »
Is production in China the next step?
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« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2008, 08:27:06 PM »
i'm waiting for a solid-state modelling version.
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« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2008, 08:28:27 PM »
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i couldn't give two fiddlers if they use PCBs or not. it's the fact that up until now that their main raison d'etre (sorry i have no idea how to do circumflexes on this keyboard  :lol: ) was offering handwired amps with no circuit boards, but once someone waves a wad of cash, they change their mind.

it'd be like BKP offering cheaper, machine-wound pickups. If i want those, i can get them elsewhere (much like the pcb cornfords)...

Of course, the ins-and-outs of it may be completely different, and if they are, i apologise, but that's what it sounds like to me, at any rate.

It is quite annoying. But at least they still have the original line-up with no PCBs
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« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2008, 08:29:59 PM »
yeah. i guess we can be thankful for that. just as long as the hand-wired prices don't skyrocket.
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« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2008, 08:31:46 PM »
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yeah. i guess we can be thankful for that. just as long as the hand-wired prices don't skyrocket.

*touch wood*
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« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2008, 08:42:12 PM »
This makes me think of how Marshall progressed into bringing out MG series? * shudders *
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« Reply #14 on: February 03, 2008, 09:36:16 PM »
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it'd be like BKP offering cheaper, machine-wound pickups. If i want those, i can get them elsewhere (much like the pcb cornfords)...



I hear what you're saying Dave, but so long as the same components are used, there is no reason why a PCB amp can't sound every bit as good as a PTP-wired amp.  

The reason most PCB versions of classic amps are inferior is because they use poorer quality components (for ease of machine-loading the components).  It's THAT simple.
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