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In Reply to: Audioromy FU29 amp posted by triamp on March 26, 2011 at 05:38:17:
Well back to the Audioromy FU29.....
I sold it a while back; I liked it but just didn't have a system where I could use it. So I sold it to a friend. He's been using it DAILY for over two years. A 6N2 tube went out about a year ago, he replaced it. The other channel's original 6N2 died a week ago. Replaced that 6N2 and now the amp is working well again. The 6N2's that died were Chinese. They were replaced with Russian tubes. Maybe the Russian tubes will last longer; or maybe the tube is under stress and so one 6N2 failing per year is par for the course. Not a big deal- Triode Electronics sells 6N2's for $6.95 a piece.
This Audioromy FU-29 amp still sound great on small 2-way speakers. A real bargain.
New old stock GE 829 output tubes can be bought for $20 or so.
Where else can you find a good-sounding tube amp that is so reasonably priced, has good reliability, and uses tubes that won't cost you an arm and a leg?
I wish I had some high-efficiency speakers to try this amp on. I bet it would sound good on some classic horn designs, like Altec or Klipsch. 30 watts / channel would be big power for speakers like those.
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