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Massdrop x Eddie Current ZDT Jr.

Nov 21, 2017

"Eddie Current" sounds like a silly designer name (e.g., Eddie Bauer) until you realize it's a homonymic pun on eddy current, which is a consequence of Faraday's law of induction. Talk about your nerdy engineer-speak! Makes you wonder if eddy-current reduction plays a huge part in Craig Uthus' designs.
I'm probably going to buy this amp, but for purely aesthetic reasons, I do hope that Uthus will collaborate on a special MD amp with former Moth Audio partner Joel Marshall. Oh, and I never knew that Uthus worked for URIE, which used to make the most ubiquitous large non-desktop speakers you'd see in recording studios.
(I do wish that this amp had as much IO as my hoary MAD Ear++ and functioned as a preamp. Sometimes a tube pre can ameliorate issues with muddy amps and speaks; sometimes it can make the amp sound overly bright, which is one reason a bypass out is necessary.)

Nov 21, 2017

AllanMarcus

Nov 23, 2017

VarholiaglimpOriginal name was Eddy Current, but that was also the name of a band, and the band send Craig a letter to stop using the name. Craig then changed the name to Eddie Current. That's the story Craig told me.

Nov 23, 2017

Varholiaglimp

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Nov 23, 2017

AllanMarcusWell, you know what they bray: necessity is the moth-er of intention (I miss Moth Audio!). Herr Uthus had to change the company name and made a signature pun in the process.
And thanks for the anecdote! Either you've got my thumbs up, or I actually believe it's possible to hitchhike on the internet.

Nov 23, 2017