Niteshade NS-40

[Bunky]

I recieved this amplifier on monday and I have been burning it in since then. it is a beautiful amplifer and after hooking it up i was very suprised at how nice it sounded for being brand new and what not. I pm'ed Blair to ask him how many hours he had put on the amplifier and he replied maybe 8 hrs tops ? anyway it has what Blair calls tunable biasing and it also features a adjustable feedback control and these controls can be adjusted on the fly while you listen to it and they work like a charm. after three nights of listening to the NS-40 with over 50 hrs on it to say i am very happy with it would be a understatement.i know that Blair likes to talk the talk but it appears to me that he can also back it up too

[etcarroll]

After auditioning his Beacon Two pre, I'm not surprised.

[rollo]

This guy Blair is on the ball people. I like his style and of course his tube selections. Prices are very fair. I wish him well. I'm on the Preamp tour. Hopefully I will have it soon. anxious to play with it.
  Keep us posted.

charles

[Niteshade]

How's that NS-40 doing? Hope you're enjoying it!

[dangerbird]

After auditioning his Beacon Two pre, I'm not surprised.

Yep-- I believe that this guy(Balir) is the real deal,,,I think that we will be hearing alot from him in the future. 

[Bunky]

 i had been running a pair Synergy/Create Audio 6SN7's in the NS-40 and yesterday i rolled a pair of Black Treasure CV181-Z's into the input and driver positions of the NS-40 and the amplifier's sound just really opened up keep in mind that it sounded excellent before the tube swap. I run CV181-Z's in my Purity Audio linestage as well.i have Treasure KT66-Z's and Gold lion KT-66's and i slightly prefer the GL KT-66 over the KT66-Z but i have to compare them again with the CV181-Z's in the NS-40 to see which combination is better in my system.thanks....WCW III

[Bunky]

After comparison i still prefer the GL KT66 over the Black Treasure KT66-Z with the Black Treasure CV181-Z's running in the input and driver positions of the NS-40.i ordered some Acme Audio Silver ceramic fuses for my EE DAC and the NS-40 and i installed one in my NS-40 this morning and i noticed a improvement in top end resolution  .this is one of the nicest sounding push/pull tube amplifiers i have heard regardless of price and even better it was handmade and wired point to point and given a incredibly beautiful paint job by one single but very talented individual.thanks Blair

[Niteshade]

WCW-

So glad you like it! The NS-40 has turned out to be a smashing success.

If anybody has questions about this amp I will be happy to answer them.