{"id":18307,"date":"2023-11-20T11:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.audioresurgence.com\/?p=18307"},"modified":"2023-11-21T11:06:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T16:06:55","slug":"western-electric-91e-at-carytown-sound-in-richmond-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audioresurgence.com\/2023\/11\/western-electric-91e-at-carytown-sound-in-richmond-va.html","title":{"rendered":"Western Electric 91E At Carytown Sound in Richmond VA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just a short post to report on a fun trip up to Carytown Sound, in Richmond, VA.<\/p>\n

I took a drive up to see a couple of new items that are on my radar, including a nice Moon Audio 700i integrated and a Synthesis Titan A100 integrated.<\/p>\n

Surprise surprise but the first thing I saw when I walked into the store around noon on Sunday was this beautiful beast from Western Electric, the 91E 300b integrated amp:<\/p>\n

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Western Electric 91E 300b Integrated amp at Carytown Sound in Richmond, VA<\/p><\/div>\n

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Oddly enough I’d had a very recent text exchange with Early Bender, proprietor of HiFi Town in Crewe, VA<\/a> about the Western Electric 91E. Early was
\ncommenting on his experiences at Capital Audiofest 2023 from the prior weekend and brought up the fact that he’d seen the Western Electric 91E at the show. I won’t get into his comments, suffice it to say that they were centered around the amp’s output transformer design\/spec and the use of a Hybrid MOSFET output stage. Neither of us could quite understand some of the design decisions that went into this amp, but I haven’t heard it, and I’m not sure if Early actually heard it at the show, or not.<\/p>\n

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Anyway, as I walked through the door at Carytown, the amp was sitting there in all its glory. It does in fact look quite attractive, at least to my eye, in its champagne finish and with its blend of modern and retro design aesthetic. For those curious enough, here’s a link to the Western Electric website<\/a> and a link to Carytown Sound in Richmond<\/a>, should you want to hear it or purchase it.<\/p>\n

Here’s the amp in black, from the WE website at https:\/\/www.westernelectric.com\/91e<\/p>\n

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The base amp retails for $15,000 USD (11\/2023) in the black and champagne finish, add $1000 for the ‘Nickel’ finish. There are three add-on options:<\/p>\n