Cheapo Brands

Ian, Mr Lyon Forge is now Mr Terralec, here in Southend, or should I say, around the corner from where I live in Rochford. Still selling cheap imported stuff.

Local Disco shop, used BK modules for years, I know the ex owner (Darryl Hayden) used hundreds of them in simple hire amp builds and never, ever, had one go down. That was before dubstep though

The secret is obviously a simple solid design. There are a lot of Cinemas with these amps in. He also made the surround sound cabs on the side walls.

Tony.A.S.S. wrote: Ian, a lot of older people will remember ILP I think from Canterbury. They must have made a lot of people dream about putting there own amps together

i picked up some home made amps, using ilp modules earlier this year. After doing so research i found that they are still around! and even have a website!

They are a busy company making transformers for the OEM market.

Rotec

Made by a disco shop in Liverpool and seen in millions of pubs round the northwest. Rumour was they fitted them with any old sh*t that was lying around

TK were in the Balls Pond Road and did, indeed, kick arse. The Fal 50 didn't. But I liked it - it was very easy and light to carry Anyone mentioned Pulsar yet? I might be able to get hold of a Fal 50 for you Nick, if you're prepared to trade in a couple of Fuzz Lights

Nick, are we allowed to include lighting and stuff here? If not, I withdraw Pulsar. But if so, I shall throw in Pluto projectors (also those colour spinner things they did). ICE has been mentioned, but does anyone remember that truly awful bubble machine they came out with? And we musn't forget 'Orange'. Based in Reading if memory serves. Not strictly 'cheapo', but then neither were TK, NJD or ICE (who were infact positively over-priced in my opinion).

I remember the shop in Ealing but don't remember the name. It was in 'High Street' which is the other side of the Triangle to Bond Street. If anyone does know the whereabouts of the owner, could you tell him I'd like my light controller back? The shop seemed to have closed down when I went backto collect it. 25 years is surely long enough for such a small repair I shall go to J & S Sounds, Albany Road, Brentford next time. What do you mean they've gone as well?

One last one to mention - the ultimate pre-Technics obsession toy. Again not cheapo, but everyone else is cheating. I refer of course to the wonderful...... Citronic Thames II with that gorgeous tape deck in the middle and that marvellous 'autocue' facility. The height of sophistication.

Regarding ILP, I still have a couple of the 30w modules never used in the boxes. Also have the little pre-amp using their dedicated potted module in a nice extruded aluminium case. I will photograph and stick on site if anyone interested.
I used their toroids in all my home builds back in the 80,s

Tony

Actually Nick, you may be thinking of a different shop in Ealing to the one I had in mind. I think the one that did band gear and then got into the disco stuff was on the Uxbridge Road and was called 'Tempo'? Owned by Currys at the time I think.