Guest jakeyb77 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 (edited) Well. New system new thread. The Monoblocks are home. Haven't heard them yet. Impressions to come. I have included a pic with my 550 hicap for size reference. They are serial number 1&2. Mint. I love them. Edited November 9, 2019 by jakeyb77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudioGeek Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Interesting! Never seen those ME before. Looks very nice. What speakers will you use them with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafad Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Wow! Nice. Where did they come from again? Because if they really are serial numbers 1 and 2 then that must mean... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to music Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 @Zaphod Beeblebrox & @georgehifi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRogers Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Lovely amps. Well done .Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 54 minutes ago, Cafad said: Wow! Nice. Where did they come from again? Because if they really are serial numbers 1 and 2 then that must mean... They were a special build for one customer. Only 5 or so in existence. More like a bridged ME550 on steroids, despite looking like an ME850. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 (edited) Had a visit to Trevor's yesterday. Was great to say hello. I bought them off the guy who commissioned them. He's a home theatre builder in Sydney. He needed 8 and got ten built and kept 1&2. He's used them about 200 hours. Anyway with a little help from @gat474 they became mine. They were $8000 each when new. I guess there is some debate as the owner states the transformer was modified from the 555 and the internals were based on a bridged 1400 design. Anyway I'm not going to argue as I wouldn't know how to tell. They are 300 watts each. And will run my JBL S4600 nicely. His brief was he needed the wattage and dynamics more than the flexibility as the speakers they were designed for didn't wildly change load. So there isn't such a huge energy matrix. I think I got that right but it's not my area. Edited August 11, 2017 by jakeyb77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 (edited) Edited August 11, 2017 by jakeyb77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hergest Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 (edited) Wow! They look superb. I had a great time over the years with my 550II and I don't half miss the original ME. Edited August 11, 2017 by Hergest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgehifi Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 5 minutes ago, Jakeyb77 said: They are 300 watts each. And will run my JBL S4600 nicely. At 8ohms and 91dB, these ME's are way overkill for the JBL's, better sell them to ME. What will happen is you'll see this massive bulge slowly travelling up the speaker wires towards the ME's, this will be the JBL's about to be consumed by the ME's. Cheers George 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Here is lids off. 48 X 4700 MFD ME branded caps in each one. Thats 225600MFD. The transformer is 14cm across and 14cm in height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 18 minutes ago, georgehifi said: At 8ohms and 91dB, these ME's are way overkill for the JBL's, better sell them to ME. What will happen is you'll see this massive bulge slowly travelling up the speaker wires towards the ME's, this will be the JBL's about to be consumed by the ME's. Cheers George Hi George. I'm actually pretty concerned this is the case but we'll see. Hopefully they will be fine. If not I'll have to upgrade the speakers haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenikoy Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 This thread reminds me of this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzagruzz Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Wow, they look magnificent. Well done on the purchase. Bet they will sound outstanding, as all ME do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardiiiii Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Looks stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gat474 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Oh, come on @Jakeyb77, hurry up and get yourself some cables/plugs, we're all busting to find out what you think of the amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Ok ok!! Gave them a run today and they sound brilliant. Volume went to 10 o'clock in the ME14 and that was enough lol. They took a little while to warm to as they are used to sitting around but just got better and better. Snares sound like firecrackers and every note is precise. Well defined soundstage too with the speakers disappearing and the vocals right in the centre. Heaps of headroom but sounded sweet at low volume also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gat474 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Peter Stein told me that they were like an 850 but more dynamic. More suited for speakers that like power rather than current. As you know Jake I was really close to buying them for my atc's. Peter told me they'd be great for atc whereas not so suited for something like a Duntech which is what he designed the 1400 for. I'm guessing your JBL don't need current nor a whole lot of power but love 300 watts of ME. Peter actually told me that one 1400 is better suited to demanding loads than two, apparently they harder the 1400 has to work the better it performs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Made up some crude 12v remote cable today. So have remote controlled ME mono bliss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth vader Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 So when is the GTG Jake? Things are looking sharp in Jakeville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Gadget Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 12 hours ago, darth vader said: So when is the GTG Jake? Things are looking sharp in Jakeville Maybe in the warmer months mate. Then I can open the house up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Festooned Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 It's ok. I found it. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Festooned Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 (edited) The rear makes it look like there are 16 output devices per monoblock. Are there 8 or 16 in these things? Oh, I guess there must be 8 and the lower sink is there because it's really an 850 style case. I think I get it. They certainly are pretty. Edited October 1, 2017 by treuben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 1 minute ago, treuben said: The rear makes it look like there are 16 output devices per monoblock. Are there 8 or 16 in these things? You'd have to ask Peter Stein. Only 10 were ever built so there is little info available. And I'm not that technical. They are mint they are rare and they are beasts. Otherwise I would never sell the 550. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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