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In Reply to: Re: Actually......... posted by Scott T. on October 26, 2000 at 09:50:43:
yes truly classic in every sense of the word.caveats, though.
The early tube products, whether home built or "professionally" assembled, would now be approaching (or surpassing?) 40years.
These units were built to a price point.
The word is cheap.
Particular areas to be wary of are ALL capacitors - may be leaky, phenolic circuit boards that may be rotting away - the circuit traces were not the best to start with, and resistors. These parts can deteriorate regardless of usage.
There are cases of units with original tubes in better shape than the rest of the amp! (Only used by a little old lady for Sunday afternoon teas.)
Depending on the found condition, and the quality of any prior "service" work, specimens may best be considered as source of transformers and chassis - be prepared to replace/refurbish almost everything else. Some of the prices on EBay and others for Dynas in questionable condition are scandalous. But if you think those are outrageous, search for old McIntosh or Marantz ( real Marantz, not Superscope of the 70's)ST70 and the Mk series of monoblocks still sound musical by today's standards, but they can be bettered, and may need hundreds of $ to refurbish to "good as new" condition.
There are of course numerous sources of upgrade and rebuild kits to restore or enhance the performance.
Invest wisely.
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