Vintage Asylum

Woo...Tell me she ain't a beauty?

107.213.0.240

Michael Samra

I'm don't if the paint on the transformers is original OEM but I'm assuming it is..

Honest amplification is better than excessive 2nd order distortion anytime.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Classic-HARMAN-KARDON-CITATION-II-TU (Open in New Window)

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I was at the auction where he bought this... - DFaulds 08:47:13 03/21/14 (0)
It went for $1,750 and the Cit I mate went for $1,150 I believe. I don't recall the exact amount for the Cit I becuase I pretty much quit paying attention when it went over $900. The guy got the original kit box and paperwork as well. I wonder why he didn't mention that in his eBay lisitng? I hope he didn't throw it out.

I was more than a little surprised at the amount an untested amp that had been sitting in the closet for 30 years could bring at a local Akron, OH auction.
RE: Woo...Tell me she ain't a beauty? - geoff 06:57:39 03/20/14 (3)
Wow. Sometimes I wish I had a pile of dough.
- RE: Woo...Tell me she ain't a beauty? - geezerrocket 08:41:56 03/20/14 (2)
  Sometimes???
  
  ........I was a vegetarian for 15 minutes... until the main course.
  - RE: Woo...Tell me she ain't a beauty? - rosendds@frontiernet.net 09:49:28 03/20/14 (1)
    Can you imagine the factory with workers placing components and making all of the point to point solder connections?That would take a lot of quality control training.I give them credit for turning out good products 50 years ago with so many opportunities for mistakes.
    - RE: Woo...Tell me she ain't a beauty? - Jim McShane 16:02:48 03/20/14 (0)
      That particular amp was a kit. You can tell because the relatively few factory built Citation IIs had rivets holding most things together, not the screws seen on that amp.
      
      Also, I know the tubes have significant value, but that's an awful lot to pay for an amp that will need TOTAL rebuilding. It's 50+ years old!
      
      They are awfully nice amps, no doubt, and all you need is a decent core to make them great again!!
Nice, but where does my USB port connection go? - airtime 06:47:33 03/20/14 (0)
No really, that looks nice. I always wished I had one of those. But those days are far behind me.
RE: Woo...Tell me she ain't a beauty? - rosendds@frontiernet.net 06:34:29 03/20/14 (0)
That Duce looks as good as it gets. There's a lot of potential and eye candy there.

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