Up for sale is a completely custom, handmade, one of a kind Bottlehead Crack. I got this specifically and professionally custom built. So many internal parts were upgraded, swapped out for better alternatives, etc. This does NOT have speedball, but many of us in the community feel as though speedball takes away from the tube magic that Crack offers. So, please be aware that this does not have speedball. It was custom painted using violin varnish on the wood, as well as custom creme colored coating on the top plates. The internals have been fully upgraded and heavily modded. Thus, this will not sound like a typical run of the mill Bottlehead Crack. Everyone who has heard it praises it for sounding so much better. For starters, theres an ALPS RK27 10K upgrade. Many resistors were upgraded to Allen Bradley resistors. The capacitors have been upgraded. The last photo of the parts list is what was purchased (aside from the original kit and paint) to make this amp. I paid $800 for this for the kit + the cost of upgrade parts / tubes, and thats not counting labor and assembly. It is in excellent condition. I have used it sparingly and have kept it safely on my audio rack for about a year, where it has not moved from until I photographed it today. It works like a dream. Im including two of my favorite NOS tubes. The top plate is not secured. It lifts up, as you can see, and merely sits atop the base. Someone (Im not the builder of this) can easily secure it better than I know how to. I will ship this in the way that I received it. I received it plastic wrapped in several layers, to keep it intact, and I will ensure it and bubble wrap it very well. See photos for more info.

Up for sale is a completely custom, handmade, one of a kind Bottlehead Crack. I got this specifically and professionally custom built. So many internal parts were upgraded, swapped out for better alternatives, etc. This does NOT have speedball, but many of us in the community feel as though speedball takes away from the tube magic that Crack offers. So, please be aware that this does not have speedball. It was custom painted using violin varnish on the wood, as well as custom creme colored coating on the top plates. The internals have been fully upgraded and heavily modded. Thus, this will not sound like a typical run of the mill Bottlehead Crack. Everyone who has heard it praises it for sounding so much better. For starters, theres an ALPS RK27 10K upgrade. Many resistors were upgraded to Allen Bradley resistors. The capacitors have been upgraded. The last photo of the parts list is what was purchased (aside from the original kit and paint) to make this amp. I paid $800 for this for the kit + the cost of upgrade parts / tubes, and thats not counting labor and assembly. It is in excellent condition. I have used it sparingly and have kept it safely on my audio rack for about a year, where it has not moved from until I photographed it today. It works like a dream. Im including two of my favorite NOS tubes. The top plate is not secured. It lifts up, as you can see, and merely sits atop the base. Someone (Im not the builder of this) can easily secure it better than I know how to. I will ship this in the way that I received it. I received it plastic wrapped in several layers, to keep it intact, and I will ensure it and bubble wrap it very well. See photos for more info.

Assembled myself and functions perfectly with less than 12 hours of use. No finish was applied to the wood or metal components.

Up for sale is a completely custom, handmade, one of a kind Bottlehead Crack. I got this specifically and professionally custom built. So many internal parts were upgraded, swapped out for better alternatives, etc. This does NOT have speedball, but many of us in the community feel as though speedball takes away from the tube magic that Crack offers. So, please be aware that this does not have speedball. It was custom painted using violin varnish on the wood, as well as custom creme colored coating on the top plates. The internals have been fully upgraded and heavily modded. Thus, this will not sound like a typical run of the mill Bottlehead Crack. Everyone who has heard it praises it for sounding so much better. For starters, theres an ALPS RK27 10K upgrade. Many resistors were upgraded to Allen Bradley resistors. The capacitors have been upgraded. The last photo of the parts list is what was purchased (aside from the original kit and paint) to make this amp. I paid $800 for this for the kit + the cost of upgrade parts / tubes, and thats not counting labor and assembly. It is in excellent condition. I have used it sparingly and have kept it safely on my audio rack for about a year, where it has not moved from until I photographed it today. It works like a dream. Im including two of my favorite NOS tubes. The top plate is not secured. It lifts up, as you can see, and merely sits atop the base. Someone (Im not the builder of this) can easily secure it better than I know how to. I will ship this in the way that I received it. I received it plastic wrapped in several layers, to keep it intact, and I will ensure it and bubble wrap it very well. See photos for more info.

Up for sale is a completely custom, handmade, one of a kind Bottlehead Crack. I got this specifically and professionally custom built. So many internal parts were upgraded, swapped out for better alternatives, etc. This does NOT have speedball, but many of us in the community feel as though speedball takes away from the tube magic that Crack offers. So, please be aware that this does not have speedball. It was custom painted using violin varnish on the wood, as well as custom creme colored coating on the top plates. The internals have been fully upgraded and heavily modded. Thus, this will not sound like a typical run of the mill Bottlehead Crack. Everyone who has heard it praises it for sounding so much better. For starters, theres an ALPS RK27 10K upgrade. Many resistors were upgraded to Allen Bradley resistors. The capacitors have been upgraded. The last photo of the parts list is what was purchased (aside from the original kit and paint) to make this amp. I paid $800 for this for the kit + the cost of upgrade parts / tubes, and thats not counting labor and assembly. It is in excellent condition. I have used it sparingly and have kept it safely on my audio rack for about a year, where it has not moved from until I photographed it today. It works like a dream. Im including two of my favorite NOS tubes. The top plate is not secured. It lifts up, as you can see, and merely sits atop the base. Someone (Im not the builder of this) can easily secure it better than I know how to. I will ship this in the way that I received it. I received it plastic wrapped in several layers, to keep it intact, and I will ensure it and bubble wrap it very well. See photos for more info.

Up for sale is a completely custom, handmade, one of a kind Bottlehead Crack. I got this specifically and professionally custom built. So many internal parts were upgraded, swapped out for better alternatives, etc. This does NOT have speedball, but many of us in the community feel as though speedball takes away from the tube magic that Crack offers. So, please be aware that this does not have speedball. It was custom painted using violin varnish on the wood, as well as custom creme colored coating on the top plates. The internals have been fully upgraded and heavily modded. Thus, this will not sound like a typical run of the mill Bottlehead Crack. Everyone who has heard it praises it for sounding so much better. For starters, theres an ALPS RK27 10K upgrade. Many resistors were upgraded to Allen Bradley resistors. The capacitors have been upgraded. The last photo of the parts list is what was purchased (aside from the original kit and paint) to make this amp. I paid $800 for this for the kit + the cost of upgrade parts / tubes, and thats not counting labor and assembly. It is in excellent condition. I have used it sparingly and have kept it safely on my audio rack for about a year, where it has not moved from until I photographed it today. It works like a dream. Im including two of my favorite NOS tubes. The top plate is not secured. It lifts up, as you can see, and merely sits atop the base. Someone (Im not the builder of this) can easily secure it better than I know how to. I will ship this in the way that I received it. I received it plastic wrapped in several layers, to keep it intact, and I will ensure it and bubble wrap it very well. See photos for more info.

Bottlehead Crack Headphone Amplifier Speedball Professionally Built. This gorgeous looking and sounding item has been very lightly used, less than 10 hours. It will come with the original tubes as well as highly sought NOS tubes including bugle boy, Amperex, and tung sol. Over $1500 invested into this amp, I have no time to enjoy it sadly.

Up for sale is a completely custom, handmade, one of a kind Bottlehead Crack. I got this specifically and professionally custom built. So many internal parts were upgraded, swapped out for better alternatives, etc. This does NOT have speedball, but many of us in the community feel as though speedball takes away from the tube magic that Crack offers. So, please be aware that this does not have speedball. It was custom painted using violin varnish on the wood, as well as custom creme colored coating on the top plates. The internals have been fully upgraded and heavily modded. Thus, this will not sound like a typical run of the mill Bottlehead Crack. Everyone who has heard it praises it for sounding so much better. For starters, theres an ALPS RK27 10K upgrade. Many resistors were upgraded to Allen Bradley resistors. The capacitors have been upgraded. The last photo of the parts list is what was purchased (aside from the original kit and paint) to make this amp. I paid $800 for this for the kit + the cost of upgrade parts / tubes, and thats not counting labor and assembly. It is in excellent condition. I have used it sparingly and have kept it safely on my audio rack for about a year, where it has not moved from until I photographed it today. It works like a dream. Im including two of my favorite NOS tubes. The top plate is not secured. It lifts up, as you can see, and merely sits atop the base. Someone (Im not the builder of this) can easily secure it better than I know how to. I will ship this in the way that I received it. I received it plastic wrapped in several layers, to keep it intact, and I will ensure it and bubble wrap it very well. See photos for more info.

https://bottlehead.com/product/crack-1-1-otl-headphone-amplifier-kit/ Amazing DIY headphone amplifier works perfectly! Amp includes the tubes provided by Bottlehead....a GE 6as7 and an unidentified 12au7. NOTE: Item is listed for sale on a local marketplace and may be pulled from Ebay at any time. Built earlier this year by me. Selling because I want to build another one with a different color scheme....it was fun! Im a CS guy and an experienced solderer and Im very confident in this build. Prior to building this Amp, I had tried my sennheiser/drop hd6xx headphones with xduoo ta-20 and ta-26 tube amps, neither of which impressed me. In fact, I had put the hd6xx in storage before building this Amp. But now I finally understand what theyre all about. If you have high impedance Sennheisers, you need to try this. In the last 2 photos, I tried capturing a scratch and a couple dings in the wood. I semi-dropped the case (not the amp) when I was attaching the decorative feet. Theyre minor and could be sanded out easily Ill pay for packaging and shipping. Its obviously in my best interest to package it up SOLID!

Up for sale is a completely custom, handmade, one of a kind Bottlehead Crack. I got this specifically and professionally custom built. So many internal parts were upgraded, swapped out for better alternatives, etc. This does NOT have speedball, but many of us in the community feel as though speedball takes away from the tube magic that Crack offers. So, please be aware that this does not have speedball. It was custom painted using violin varnish on the wood, as well as custom creme colored coating on the top plates. The internals have been fully upgraded and heavily modded. Thus, this will not sound like a typical run of the mill Bottlehead Crack. Everyone who has heard it praises it for sounding so much better. For starters, theres an ALPS RK27 10K upgrade. Many resistors were upgraded to Allen Bradley resistors. The capacitors have been upgraded. The last photo of the parts list is what was purchased (aside from the original kit and paint) to make this amp. I paid $800 to get it built and I paid for the individual upgrade parts. I have used it sparingly and have kept it safely on my audio rack for about a year, where it has not moved from until I photographed it today. Im including two NOS tubes I have in my stash of tubes. Im selling this as parts / repair because my right channel in my headphones wasnt working suddenly. This is a brand new problem. I tried my headphones on another amp and both channels were working fine, so its exclusively a problem with this amp. My best guess is that a connection became loose or something needs to be soldered back on or replaced. I am not a DIY type of person, so I dont know how to go in, troubleshoot, etc. Someone can very easily figure out what the issue is, swap out a part, etc. to get it to work. Id take it to get looked at by a professional, but, Im moving in the direction of speakers and am decluttering my headphone amps anyway. Since I know nothing of DIYing tube amps, going in and trying to troubleshoot is like rocket science for me. Thus, I am selling it as parts / repair. No returns on parts / repair items, please. See photos for more info.

Up for sale is a completely custom, handmade, one of a kind Bottlehead Crack. I got this specifically and professionally custom built. So many internal parts were upgraded, swapped out for better alternatives, etc. This does NOT have speedball, but many of us in the community feel as though speedball takes away from the tube magic that Crack offers. So, please be aware that this does not have speedball. It was custom painted using violin varnish on the wood, as well as custom creme colored coating on the top plates. The internals have been fully upgraded and heavily modded. Thus, this will not sound like a typical run of the mill Bottlehead Crack. Everyone who has heard it praises it for sounding so much better. For starters, theres an ALPS RK27 10K upgrade. Many resistors were upgraded to Allen Bradley resistors. The capacitors have been upgraded. The last photo of the parts list is what was purchased (aside from the original kit and paint) to make this amp. It is in excellent condition. I have used it sparingly and have kept it safely on my audio rack for about a year, where it has not moved from until I photographed it today. It works like a dream. Im including two of my favorite NOS tubes. I prefer my sound to lean more neutral/bright with this amp, so the tubes I chose lean this way. Ive certainly put in warmer sounding tubes, too, and you cant go wrong either way. The top plate is not secured. It lifts up, as you can see, and merely sits atop the base. Someone (Im not the builder of this) can easily secure it better than I know how to. I will ship this in the way that I received it. I received it plastic wrapped in several layers, to keep it in tact, and I will ensure it and bubble wrap it very well. See photos for more info.

bottlehead seduction phone pre-amp.

Up for sale is a completely custom, handmade, one of a kind Bottlehead Crack. I got this specifically and professionally custom built. So many internal parts were upgraded, swapped out for better alternatives, etc. This does NOT have speedball, but many of us in the community feel as though speedball takes away from the tube magic that Crack offers. So, please be aware that this does not have speedball. It was custom painted using violin varnish on the wood, as well as custom creme colored coating on the top plates. The internals have been fully upgraded and heavily modded. Thus, this will not sound like a typical run of the mill Bottlehead Crack. Everyone who has heard it praises it for sounding so much better. For starters, theres an ALPS RK27 10K upgrade. Many resistors were upgraded to Allen Bradley resistors. The capacitors have been upgraded. The last photo of the parts list is what was purchased (aside from the original kit and paint) to make this amp. It is in excellent condition. I have used it sparingly and have kept it safely on my audio rack for about a year, where it has not moved from until I photographed it today. It works like a dream. Im including two of my favorite NOS tubes. I prefer my sound to lean more neutral/bright with this amp, so the tubes I chose lean this way. Ive certainly put in warmer sounding tubes, too, and you cant go wrong either way. The top plate is not secured. It lifts up, as you can see, and merely sits atop the base. Someone (Im not the builder of this) can easily secure it better than I know how to. I will ship this in the way that I received it. I received it plastic wrapped in several layers, to keep it in tact, and I will ensure it and bubble wrap it very well. See photos for more info.

Up for sale is a completely custom, handmade, one of a kind Bottlehead Crack. I got this specifically and professionally custom built. So many internal parts were upgraded, swapped out for better alternatives, etc. This does NOT have speedball, but many of us in the community feel as though speedball takes away from the tube magic that Crack offers. So, please be aware that this does not have speedball. It was custom painted using violin varnish on the wood, as well as custom creme colored coating on the top plates. The internals have been fully upgraded and heavily modded. Thus, this will not sound like a typical run of the mill Bottlehead Crack. Everyone who has heard it praises it for sounding so much better. For starters, theres an ALPS RK27 10K upgrade. Many resistors were upgraded to Allen Bradley resistors. The capacitors have been upgraded. The last photo of the parts list is what was purchased (aside from the original kit and paint) to make this amp. It is in excellent condition. I have used it sparingly and have kept it safely on my audio rack for about a year, where it has not moved from until I photographed it today. It works like a dream. Im including two of my favorite NOS tubes. I prefer my sound to lean more neutral/bright with this amp, so the tubes I chose lean this way. Ive certainly put in warmer sounding tubes, too, and you cant go wrong either way. The top plate is not secured. It lifts up, as you can see, and merely sits atop the base. Someone (Im not the builder of this) can easily secure it better than I know how to. I will ship this in the way that I received it. I received it plastic wrapped in several layers, to keep it in tact, and I will ensure it and bubble wrap it very well. See photos for more info.

Up for sale is a completely custom, handmade, one of a kind Bottlehead Crack. I got this specifically and professionally custom built. So many internal parts were upgraded, swapped out for better alternatives, etc. This does NOT have speedball, but many of us in the community feel as though speedball takes away from the tube magic that Crack offers. So, please be aware that this does not have speedball. It was custom painted using violin varnish on the wood, as well as custom creme colored coating on the top plates. The internals have been fully upgraded and heavily modded. Thus, this will not sound like a typical run of the mill Bottlehead Crack. Everyone who has heard it praises it for sounding so much better. For starters, theres an ALPS RK27 10K upgrade. Many resistors were upgraded to Allen Bradley resistors. The capacitors have been upgraded. The last photo of the parts list is what was purchased (aside from the original kit and paint) to make this amp. It is in excellent condition. I have used it sparingly and have kept it safely on my audio rack for about a year, where it has not moved from until I photographed it today. It works like a dream. Im including two of my favorite NOS tubes. I prefer my sound to lean more neutral/bright with this amp, so the tubes I chose lean this way. Ive certainly put in warmer sounding tubes, too, and you cant go wrong either way. The top plate is not secured. It lifts up, as you can see, and merely sits atop the base. Someone (Im not the builder of this) can easily secure it better than I know how to. I will ship this in the way that I received it. I received it plastic wrapped in several layers, to keep it in tact, and I will ensure it and bubble wrap it very well. See photos for more info.

bottlehead seduction phone pre-amp.

bottlehead seduction phone pre-amp.

Up for sale is a completely custom, handmade, one of a kind Bottlehead Crack. I got this specifically and professionally custom built. So many internal parts were upgraded, swapped out for better alternatives, etc. This does NOT have speedball, but many of us in the community feel as though speedball takes away from the tube magic that Crack offers. So, please be aware that this does not have speedball. It was custom painted using violin varnish on the wood, as well as custom creme colored coating on the top plates. The internals have been fully upgraded and heavily modded. Thus, this will not sound like a typical run of the mill Bottlehead Crack. Everyone who has heard it praises it for sounding so much better. For starters, theres an ALPS RK27 10K upgrade. Many resistors were upgraded to Allen Bradley resistors. The capacitors have been upgraded. The last photo of the parts list is what was purchased (aside from the original kit and paint) to make this amp. It is in excellent condition. I have used it sparingly and have kept it safely on my audio rack for about a year, where it has not moved from until I photographed it today. It works like a dream. Im including two of my favorite NOS tubes. I prefer my sound to lean more neutral/bright with this amp, so the tubes I chose lean this way. Ive certainly put in warmer sounding tubes, too, and you cant go wrong either way. The top plate is not secured. It lifts up, as you can see, and merely sits atop the base. Someone (Im not the builder of this) can easily secure it better than I know how to. I will ship this in the way that I received it. I received it plastic wrapped in several layers, to keep it in tact, and I will ensure it and bubble wrap it very well. See photos for more info.

Bottlehead, S.E.X. 3.0, Vacuum Tube Integrated Amplifier with Headphone jack. Excellent Condition, gently used. Stock kit from Bottlehead with the C4S Upgrade. I am the builder and have used this amp for the past 2 years to power my older Infinity Reference 2000.3 speakers, and my Sennheiser HD 800S headphones. This amp handles both with ease. Selling strictly due to downsizing. Chassis is anodized black. Wood base is stained cabernet red, and finished with tung oil. Comes with standard power cord, and two USA-made GE Compactron 6FJ7 tubes. For complete technical details, please see Bottleheads website: https://bottlehead.com/product/single-ended-experimenters-kit-3-0-for-headphones-sensitive-speakers/ Will ship, or arrange for local pickup.

Bottlehead S.E.X. Tube Amplifier:Purchased this as an un-built kit from eBay about 5 years ago. (I am the first build/owner) Have previously assembled two other sets of Bottlehead mono block amplifiers before. This S.E.X. is currently wired for 8ohm speakers. (recommend 90db and above efficient speakers being used). Exceptional sound quality is produced by this amplifier. Video link below.This one has the factory iron kit and the C4S constant current source upgrades.Also Added value:-Audio Note upgraded 100K potentiometer-Upgraded capacitors from: Mundorf, Audio Note, and Obbligato film capacitors-Cardas solder was used throughout-Cardas binding posts installed-Top face plate has a custom Titanium Silver powder coat finishWill include the pictured 6DN7 tube sets. Most were purchased as low use or new old stock tubes. (two sets come with measurement papers) I would say the RCAs have had the most time. Do not have a tube tester so cant measure them but would say there is plenty of life left on these sets. Unit does not include a power cable. Printed manuals for iron upgrade kit and C4S are included. I used this amplifier sparely for occasional nearfield speaker listing late at night in an apartment environment - so volume had to be at reasonable levels. (living arrangements have since changed...so volume is no longer an issue). Shipping calculated based on location. Will be carefully double-boxed for safe shipment (box dims and weight listed above is correct)***Video link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F2yL5UFe-zk58bCYXxxNaFFga9eicYOL/view?usp=share_link(There is bass, in person, my phone must have a filter)Yamaha Ns-1000M (90db efficient), Krell KAV-300cd CD player, and Mapleshade Double Helix V.2 Speaker WiresTHANK YOU!A review can be found here: https://www.enjoythemusic.com/diy/0411/single_ended_experimenters_kit.htm

For your consideration: a used Bottlehead PT-3 Transformer. This was part of a Bottlehead Crack OTL headphone amplifier kit that was built in 2010 and was eventually “frankensteined” into other experiments and projects. The transformer worked when last used, but I have no other specifications to share. This was designed for use with standard 120V US mains power. The grey spray-paint on the bell cover can easily be stripped, or simply sprayed over. I have used gun blueing on other similar projects, which also worked well. Item is suggested for somebody familiar with Bottlehead projects, or as a replacement part. I cannot offer any additional technical assistance.

Bottlehead S.E.X. Tube Amplifier:Purchased this as an un-built kit from eBay about 5 years ago. (I am the first build/owner) Have previously assembled two other sets of Bottlehead mono block amplifiers before. This S.E.X. is currently wired for 8ohm speakers. (recommend 90db and above efficient speakers being used). Exceptional sound quality is produced by this amplifier. Video link below.This one has the factory iron kit and the C4S constant current source upgrades.Also Added value:-Audio Note upgraded 100K potentiometer-Upgraded capacitors from: Mundorf, Audio Note, and Obbligato film capacitors-Cardas solder was used throughout-Cardas binding posts installed-Top face plate has a custom Titanium Silver powder coat finishWill include the pictured 6DN7 tube sets. Most were purchased as low use or new old stock tubes. (two sets come with measurement papers) I would say the RCAs have had the most time. Do not have a tube tester so cant measure them but would say there is plenty of life left on these sets. Unit does not include a power cable. Printed manuals for iron upgrade kit and C4S are included. I used this amplifier sparely for occasional nearfield speaker listing late at night in an apartment environment - so volume had to be at reasonable levels. (living arrangements have since changed...so volume is no longer an issue). Shipping calculated based on location. Will be carefully double-boxed for safe shipment (box dims and weight listed above is correct)***Video link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F2yL5UFe-zk58bCYXxxNaFFga9eicYOL/view?usp=share_link(There is bass, in person, my phone must have a filter)Yamaha Ns-1000M (90db efficient), Krell KAV-300cd CD player, and Mapleshade Double Helix V.2 Speaker WiresTHANK YOU!A review can be found here: https://www.enjoythemusic.com/diy/0411/single_ended_experimenters_kit.htm

Bottlehead, S.E.X. 3.0, Vacuum Tube Integrated Amplifier with Headphone jack. Excellent Condition, gently used. Stock kit from Bottlehead with the C4S Upgrade. I am the builder and have used this amp for the past 2 years to power my older Infinity Reference 2000.3 speakers, and my Sennheiser HD 800S headphones. This amp handles both with ease. Selling strictly due to downsizing. Chassis is anodized black. Wood base is stained cabernet red, and finished with tung oil. Comes with standard power cord, and two USA-made GE Compactron 6FJ7 tubes. For complete technical details, please see Bottleheads website: https://bottlehead.com/product/single-ended-experimenters-kit-3-0-for-headphones-sensitive-speakers/ Will ship, or arrange for local pickup.