E223: The Valve Amplification Company: A Factory Tour

Описание: 0:00 Intro
0:18 Today's Topic: A Tour of the Valve Amplification Company
0:54 Origins
1:34 The Entrance
2:14 Final QA and Testing
5:51 Brigadier General Yoshi Spots – the office mascot
6:17 Documentation Library
6:29 Engineering and Testing
7:03 Tube Testing Area
7:38 Production
9:05 Inventory Control
9:55 Stock room
12:13 Transformers
13:18 Meet Brent Meyer, VAC's CTO
13:55 Products in process
14:10 More Production and Assembly
15:39 Remote and Switch Assembly
16:12 Packing and Shipping
16:59 Warehousing/Storage
18:04 Finishing and Silk Screening
18:48 Prototype Machining
20:33 That’s a Wrap
21:00 My thanks…
21:42 Martini Time
22:10 Outro-Subscriptions

Today, I’m pleased to present something that I’ve been wanting to accomplish and have talked about doing for more than a decade…a visit and factory tour of one of America’s most iconic, highly regarded, and premier electronics manufacturers, the Valve Amplification Company, in Sarasota, Florida.

LINKS ASSOCIATED WITH TODAY’S EPISODE:

Valve Amplification Company Statement 450i iQ Integrated Amplifier – May/June 2020
http://www.theabsolutesound.com/artic...

E54: A Conversation with VACs Kevin Hayes – Aug 1, 2021
   • E54: A Conversation with VACs Kevin Hayes  

The VAC Statement Components – May 12, 2023
https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2023/0...

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