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In Reply to: RE: Any Inmates Insights on HH Scott 209 Amps? posted by Sidegetter on October 15, 2014 at 17:26:17
Hi Sidegetter, Mike and Sony are right When I watch American Restoration,the guy Rick with the sleeveless jacket always shows the final project,what ever it is and always proves(but does it work?).It wouldn't be worth a lot unless it was firin on all 8 cylnders if you know what I mean.Make that Scott sing......I wonder if Mike Samra just knew all those mods and such off the top of his head without looking at the schematic...wow!...Mark Korda
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I was definitely going to rebuild my amps (they're mono by the way), but I guess my question was really how much? I remember when I got heat from members when I mentioned about my rebuilding of my (4) Mac MC60's in which the only remaining stock components are the chassis, transformers, choke, and tube sockets. All the rest including the wiring has been replaced (not to mention an overkill power supply). I may have damaged their collectable value, but they sure sound good. I'm hoping that the 209's will turn out as equally nice. Thanks for the input, I will have to post some pictures of them when I'm done with them.
SG
"Nothing quite like high voltage DC to sharpen the mind and body!"
Unless you are selling them, the heck with the collector value. Sure you wouldn't hack the chassis up, but put good parts in. Consider using carbon resistors on the output tube grids and carbon films on the small tube grids and cathodes. Other than that use the metal films. Rewire also. Of course it will sound far better than it did when it left the factory. The parts are better and the power supply is much better.
If people want to collect old amps with old and failing parts that is fine. If you want to listen to a piece then rebuild it....
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