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In Reply to: RE: Why Is Vintage Stuff So...... posted by Crazy Dave on October 22, 2015 at 09:46:04
Hi
I just read that guy's review of the citation I and II copies. Wow, he knows very little, but tries to sound authoritative. For example he talks about how the citation I (new) preamp has switches rather than continuous tone controls and how they are truly out of circuit in one position. That this is somehow better than the original which had continuous tone controls. Well, gee, I have rebuilt over 50 citation I preamps (the original ones) and guess what... every one of them had switches for tone controls and they are out of circuit when at 12 o'clock. Never seen a continuous tone control on a citation I preamp. Then he talks about how the original citation II amp was 50 watts per channel. Ummm, I have rebuilt about 70 of them and they are 60 watts / ch and they are really about 65 watts/ch when rebuilt.... Guy knows nothing, but writes like he does:) I just love the audio press.
Anyway, yes, modern tube gear can be expensive. I agree. But you can fix it one day if it is well designed. The thing is, that the vintage gear that is 40+ years old needs to be rebuilt too and that brings the price of it up. But most of it can be restored to run another 40 years. Try that with a lot of modern gear.....
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I don't know about modern gear, because I can't afford it. But I am working on rebuilding some vintage transistor gear. I have worked on both tube and transistor gear. The transistor gear is usually more complex and the workspace is much tighter, but it is doable. If you are starting with electrolytic capacitors, that is what you will be using, because there isn't enough space for anything else. Still, I expect my Threshold CAS-1 and my C-2x to be around for quite a long time. Don't get me wrong, I've owned and loved tube gear. I currently own pieces I plan to restore. I just think there are worth sand amps and preamps too.
As fare as the review goes, I was wondering about that tone control statement myself. I linked to it to show that they were still making Citation copies.
Dave
He doesn't let facts stand in the way of his preconceived notions.
Meat; It's the right thing to do. Romans 14:2
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