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Scott 299C or ST-70 with a passive

Posted by airtime (A) on November 13, 2014 at 06:29:53

In Reply to: amp for klipsch cf 3 posted by rws on November 12, 2014 at 17:06:04:

Just to get the ball rolling.

I am CLEARLY not an authority on tube amps. But I am an authority on what I've heard and liked. With the exception of some high end, rare and plain just too expensive pieces, here it goes.

Vintage is an option with one caveat. They SHOULD be rebuilt professionally. After rebuilding they are usually better than when they were new. Upgraded technology in materials and a tweaking of the circuit can be used to smooth out some minor shortcomings of some really great designs.

New tube amps have a different slant. Just -MY- opinion but here it goes. A lot of the newer gear I've listened to, and please note that this was over 15 years ago, strived to sound more like a good solid state amp. Why - I'm not really sure???? But is seemed like they were using tubes but had to get all that nasty -tubey- sound out of the system.

Some of the pro's and con's:

New has remote control options.
No need to be restored.
Can get very pricey
Warranted by manufacturer


Old can be retrofitted for remote volume. I've done it.
If rebuilt will most likely last longer than a new amp.
warranty usually by the person who rebuilt it. Which I trust more than a company warranty.
Better bang for the buck.
In my personal opinion they sound MUCH better - more like real music.

Short list:
ST-70 with a Placette passive.

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