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Ich biete einen Bottlehead Crack Kopfhörer-Röhrenverstärker mit dem beliebten Speedball Upgrade an. Dieses Gerät ist ideal für Audiophile, die einen warmen, detailreichen Klang suchen. Es kommt in einem eleganten Holzgehäuse mit einer gebürsteten Aluminiumplatte.
- Integriertes Speedball Upgrade für verbesserte Leistung
- Hochwertige Röhren für exzellenten Klang
- Robuste Konstruktion mit Holzrahmen und Aluminiumplatte
- Einfach zu bedienender Lautstärkeregler
Der Verstärker liefert einen beeindruckenden Sound und ist ein echter Hingucker. Er befindet sich in einem sehr guten, voll funktionsfähigen Zustand mit minimalen Gebrauchsspuren.
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€500 is fair to slightly strong against your recent comp set: it sits just above the €504 median? Actually, with your anchors, it’s essentially at the median and still comfortably inside the main band between €468 and €567, so this reads as a sensible buy rather than an outlier. It is not a bargain-bin price, but it also doesn’t feel ambitious for an excellent example.
The Crack is well regarded because it’s a high-value tube OTL design that gives headphones a big, open, dynamic presentation, especially with higher-impedance cans and a good driver tube. At this price, the upside is a clean, already-built unit in desirable condition; if it includes the power supply, tubes, and any upgrade parts, that adds real value.
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Bottlehead is an American audio brand founded in 1995 by Dan and Eileen Schmalle, and it has long been associated with the do-it-yourself tube-audio movement. Based in Washington state for much of its history, the company built its name around carefully designed kits rather than mass-market finished gear, giving it a distinctly enthusiast-led heritage.
Its core focus has been vacuum-tube audio kits and related electronics, especially headphone amplifiers, preamps, and power amplifiers, with a small catalog centered on tube circuitry and hands-on assembly. Bottlehead is not known as a broad-line brand for speakers, turntables, DACs, or cables; its identity is much more specialized and rooted in kit-based amplification.
In the market, Bottlehead sits in a niche boutique position rather than mainstream hi-fi. It has a strong reputation among DIY audiophiles for value, clever circuit design, and distinctive sound, and models such as the Crack have become especially well known in headphone circles. Since the company’s 2025 sale of its assets and branding to Middle-Aged Kids Engineering, it remains a specialist name with cult credibility rather than a conventional high-end luxury brand.
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