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[Electro]

There have been some minor changes to the Eci3 over the years mainly to the power supply , the rest remains pretty much the same from 2000 to present day .

This is the Norwegian way , they spend years getting things just right with the best possible quality for the price and then leave it alone !

Why change something unless you can make a real improvement

Here is a chart that shows the longevity of some of their products , it only goes up to 2010 but you get the idea

http://www.electrocompaniet.no/files/manuals/EC-OTHER-PRODUCTS-HISTORY.pdf

and power amps .

http://www.electrocompaniet.no/files/manuals/EC-POWERAMPS-HISTORY.pdf

What in your opinion is best, a manufacturer that changes models and casework every year or two for no sound reason or a company that gets it right and sticks to it .

IMO the Eci3 still outclasses most amplifiers even though it is now 14 years old , but then I would say that I suppose

Cheers, Electro.

I agree, if it ain't broke... but as they tweak the amp every so often that pretty much explains. It seems to the trend with the big brands to update every 12-18 months.

Also thought it would make interesting reading for you in the 10th year since the Supertest.

(Blimey, with the amount of old mags, I should become WHFI's archivist. )

There is an upgrade kit and service to bring the Electro equipment up to the latest spec by Electrocompaniet themselves or by Per Abrahamsen ( one of the orginal Electrocompaniet designers ) who started another company called Abrahamsen Audio ( ECS holdings ) some years ago after Electrocompaniet was taken over by Westcontrol in Norway .

http://www.store.abrahamsenaudio.no/default.asp

You can spot the similarity

 

[Vladimir]

Thor had an Electrocompaniet in his room and Odin kept shouting turn the blimey thing down!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtpyaliBnVI

 

[plastic penguin]

Thor had an Electrocompaniet in his room and Odin kept shouting turn the blimey thing down!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtpyaliBnVI

Notice in the vid he has some RS6s (or RS8) hard to tell as those bigguns I'm unfamiliar with the cabinet size.

 

[Vladimir]

RS 8 apparently. Well spotted! :clap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMYmyKch0bU

I used the door handle height to scale how big the speakers are.

 

[Singslinger]

Thanks for your help, PP & Electro.

 

[jamesrfisher]

... I have something that may interest you. I'll try and paste it over a little later.

Better late than never.

I turned this copy of WHFI from Oct 2004, and the Group Test which features EC1-3 (alongside Cyrus 8VS, Roksan Caspian, Onkyo A-1 VL, Exposure 3010, Unison Unico, Arcam A90 and Eclipse).

I know you have said many times *I should hear one* but will a amp from the late 90s still cut the mustard with the new kids/models on the block?

http://www.kronosav.com/amplifiers/integrated-amplifiers.html

click on page 5 and the ex Ded is £1499

on page 6 they have a 5 ex dem for £2499