 
| Manley Labs has not one, but TWO brand new integrated vacuum tube amplifiers to introduce at CES 2007. Both designs share new modern infrastructure: fully featured RF/IR remote controls, multiple I/O ports including a dedicated iPod dock USB input, S-Video Outs for the video iPods, and headphone jacks for maximum convenience and flexibility. Both units sport subwoofer and record output jacks, as well as switchable Tape Loop Inserts.
THE MANTA RAY is effectively a stereo integrated version of the popular and proven SNAPPER mono amplifiers. There are five sets of line inputs on the MANTA RAY, one of which can switch between XLR balanced or unbalanced RCA jacks. The EL34 output tubes are configured to produce 100 watts maximum power per channel in Ultra Linear mode. Expect MSRP to be around $4000 USD. |
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THE STINGRAY® II is the successor model to the legendary Manley Stingray®, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2007. The STINGRAY II's power supply has been beefed up to MAHI standards with a quadrupling of the B+ rail energy storage to 180 joules for an even more solid sonic foundation in the bass region. Four EL84 output tubes yield around 20 watts of Triode power or about twice that in Ultra Linear mode. Retail is predicted to come in around $2750.
Stingray II will be a new thing with this new remote system.
Older Version I Stingray cannot
be "converted" or "upgraded" to Stingray II. All
different everything.
Production for both new models is slated to begin Summer 2007. Final pricing will be determined at that time. |
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| Here's Manley's North American Hifi Sales Dude, Albert
Schippits, (on the right), signing up a new Texan dealer, Michael
from Blue
Glow Audio in Dallas.
You're supposed to sign up new dealers at CES. Or at least get to
meet them.
How 'bout that new booth backdrop!
Looks FRESH, huh?
"Triodes Over America..."
Photo by Babba
Bouie. |
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Enough of that.... I mean we were there
to hang out with our hifi pals, not sell more gear....
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...cuz we sold Grover some gear LAST year!
Grover is keeping vinyl very much alive at Warner Brothers, with
passion!
Good to see you again!
Photo by the person with the funny
watch:
Kevin Deal from Upscale
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The Russians join up with Vanimal's nightly CES sushi entourage at Osaka:
Clockwise from 11 o'clock: Igor, Chris Sommovigo, The Vanimal, Misha
(obscured), Tony The Opera Singer, Svetlana, Dimitry.
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Horsing around with Leland, our wonderful neighbors,
Roy Hall and Music Hall.
Photo courtesy of Gene Pitts.
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...At the Stereophile party with our Singaporean
importer, Ivan from Norman
Audio.
Ivan was especially happy this year showing off photos of his new
beautiful bride! |
Demonstrating his enormous strength, George Massenburg effortlessly
passes a mongo Manley 250 watt monoblock to The Vanimal.
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I forget what George and Kevin were demonstrating
here, but it certainly makes for a silly enough picture.
Probably instigated by George with his "Tubes do NOT
Rule" mantra...
We argue about this all the time.
Photo by the guy in the
suit:
Kevin Deal of Upscale
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Read a funny
CES report blog here. |
