5000 pound would be quite reasonable for a repair on this rare product.

Impressive workshop, which would be useless without the knowledge to go with it! well done interesting video. Thank you

I used to work for a small audio company that ground part numbers off - he would charge 100x the actual part of the wholesale price of the part. I hope you are using silver solder for all the repair joints [wink].

All Tom Evans had to do was ignore the video, and even the Mend It Mark subscribers would have forgotten it within a week. The kind of people that would drop 25k GBP on a phono-pre would certainly have never known about it. Now it's going to be part of the "lore" of bad business behavior on audio forums along with Monster Cable and Bose.

The high end "audiofool" with deep pockets enjoys being robbed.

Did I miss the DIP switches explanation ??

Tom evans I salute you with my two fat fingers

Marks video is very popular not so for tom evans.

24,999.00 repair 👍👍👍

this is total garbage. tom evans should be arrested for fraud.

Perfect ❤

"they " ......the genius that assemble this nonsense , now see that they have destroyed their marketing has destroyed the business there will always be audiofools who fall for this type of thing .. My best advise .. make sure you , the listener gets their hearing checked in the first place.

when you have shit inside dress it up real well.. and you have a beauty

How can something as simple as an audio preamp contain that many component /?

Damn, this thing is a joke. This is more or less what I picture inside ALL high-end audio.

well done ! stop the fake copyright bans.

He isn't very clever. If he was he would dismiss the idea of even looking at an amplifier that costs that ridiculous amount but he didn't. He went along and spent a lot of time and effort on a average amp, totally not worth it! He is a condescending irritant. If he were that clever, which he probably is he should design a really good amp like they used to in the 70's and keep the technology moving instead of leaving us with digital crap!

The entire audiophile market is a scam on very gullible people. I love the 'audiophile network cables'. Err, they're Cat6, like the £10.99 ones from Maplin, but if you want to spend £2500 on them for a 'more open sound stage', or some other audiowank, please be my guest!

I think we all know who the genius at work actually is and it sure isn’t Mr Evan’s 😂

Drama, always a winner for a KZbin producer, the attacking companies always end up looking like idiots, maybe get Louis Rossmann to cover your drama, he will push it to the absolute next level in a snap.

I'd start with a check of all those Tantalium caps. Notorious for going noisy or S/C.

Tom Evans is a w⚓

This preamp is a classic example of the Emperor's New Clothes. The seller has exploited the placebo effect by using superlatives in the advertising. It’s a case of ‘a fool and his money soon parted.

wtf lol the inside of this looks more jank than my own personal analog amplifier projects..

What legal ground does he have to take it down? Is he ashamed of the circuit design?Clown. Thats a HUUUIGE phono amp. 🤣🤣

Its unstoppable for Tom now. Its a snowball effect.

Sweet. That amp looked pants.

Has to be a like and subscribe. Thanks for sharing dude.

What an amazing Job by an amazing guy!

25,000 pre amplifier using washing machine parts. Not what I look for in build quality.

He should be glad someone other than himself can fix this item. Cuts his workload down, whatever the background before it was sent to this KZbin channel or however it got so damaged. Tom Evans would have been served better just swallowing the costs and paying for it to be repaired as a gesture of good faith. Instead getting the Video pulled and then threatening legal action. Then having a shit storm of a backlash that went way beyond just various social media channels but even into the main stream media and major News channels across the world. Bringing his high end laying bare the build quality and questionable quoted performances statistics, for a 25000 pound amp. Sometimes it pays to think of the results of your actions before you take action and is there a better less damaging route. Now that is too late.

I absolutely hate tantalum capacitors, they grow internally, I've had them turn microphonic, become resistors, short circuit, but by far the best is when there's just a pair of leads sticking up out of the board and a little pile of ash, so I don't have to look at the stupid thing.

great!

Loving the hate against Tom :)

As soon as He mentioned I dunno about 25,000... Thats probably what Tom didnt like.. I bet it wasnt the fixing of it at all, just more a professional repairs man said its not worth the money.. Thats a statment..

At the end of the day a fool and his/her money are easily parted, if anyone spends this kind of money on a phono pre-amp then good luck to them :D For those of us that can see these overpriced audiophile products for what they are, we can be smug with our DIY phono preamps using high quailty components for 1% of the price!

Funny how this is almost the only theme of videos you'll see if you search for Tom Evans... 😂

Thumbs up for this video and middle fingers up for Tom Evans! 😂

Wow. I expected it to be somewhat crude. Low production unit, manual assembly. But this crude? And it was sent by the manufacturer who knew they will be exposed? Makes no sense.

Tom sounds like a wonderful sincere guy😂😂 Remember what goes around comes around. Good luck Mark you have more talent in your little finger nail…… And KZbin come on wake up chaps..

This device is an engineering dog's dinner of fragility.

PS, With how thick that top half was. You would have thought. He would have Pushed Bolts, like the ones holding the four legs on. Through the Bottom. Right through the Posts of the Circuit Boards. And Into Inserts In the top Casing. Holding the Whole thing together from Inside. You could also put Rubber buffers on the top and bottom to tighten things a little more, and stop vibration from outside the unit as well.

Well done to the up-loader for this. If this one Is faulty. How many of the other 57 sold have this very Fault?. Good On You Mark.

This is what chatgpt has to say: The alleged false copyright claims likely backfired, as they drew more attention to the controversy surrounding Tom Evans Audio Design and their products. This phenomenon, commonly known as the Streisand Effect, occurs when attempts to suppress information inadvertently amplify its visibility and public interest. Discussions in forums have highlighted how such actions can harm a brand’s reputation, with audiophiles and potential customers taking note of the company's handling of criticism​ Instead of mitigating negative perceptions, these claims appear to have sparked further debate and scrutiny, possibly deterring some customers. A transparent and constructive approach to addressing feedback would likely have been more effective in maintaining goodwill among consumers.

Keep on spreading it. 👏👏🤘

i will put a tumbs up on al the reupload i find

This is the Tom Evans Mastergroove.

I once left a subscription from Germany. I like channels like this and you make a competent impression with well-founded explanations. In Germany, the channel “VE99 Online” is comparable. To be honest, he's not at the same level of preparation. A lot of know-how when it comes to tube technology and a trained radio and television technician. With a semi-professional workshop like yours. I think the original buyer paid 25,000 British pounds for it. For him it's religion anyway. He's just happy that everything is okay again. At least everything was easily accessible and easy to repair for trained radio and television technicians.

Mark, as always, brilliant fix, great video and fantastic job. Thank you for sharing your work with us and Im sure everyone will join me in wishing you a very Merry Christmas and I look forward to more of your video's in 2025. Thank you very much.

Design may not be bad, but the build quality is not acceptable for the price!