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In Reply to: I seriously doubt posted by E-Stat on August 14, 2014 at 15:29:25:
E-Stat (and George) - the VT-100 is an excellent amplifier. It DOES have some downsides with respect the ease of biasing, and the way they let resistors pop versus fuses doesn't seem very user friendly.
As to repair? Any decent tech should be able to get it up and running for substantially less than $2k - more like $200.
I'd say the VT-100 would be a FAIR tube amp for the 801s, but not great. They really need more than 100 wpc. An ARC D-250 servo does a great job!
I would take the suggestions of other tube amps rated at 100 watts or less with a fairly large grain of salt. They may be excellent in many applications, but I don't see them bringing out the best in your B&Ws.
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- Going to concur with you on the ARC and dispute some suggestions below... - David S. 08/14/1417:13:01 08/14/14 (1)
- RE: Going to concur with you on the ARC and dispute some suggestions below... - mondial 03:51:41 08/15/14 (0)