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In Reply to: Re: Thank you, but your amplifier is out of my range... posted by Zenjabil on May 9, 2005 at 10:45:51:
I'm with you gentlemen; I cannot fathom the comments about used tube amplifiers. Maybe there is some validity when the equipment is 40 or 50 years old, but even then - if it was made with quality, it can be brought back.As for Atma-Sphere in specific, I can say that buying a used piece of equipment is usually a very good idea. Frankly, there just isn't that much to go wrong with the equipment, and the way in which it's built (handwired, point-to-point) makes it very easy to update, upgrade or repair. With the power amps, as long as you still have a chassis and transformers,the service life of the equipment can be extended for generations to come.
Built-in obsolesence has never been a feature of Atma-Sphere equipment. Just ask one of the owners of original MA-2, who have amps running as full MA-2 Mk.II.3 equivalents.
What it comes down to is simple: We just have way too much pride in what we create to ever let it die of neglect or old age. We will always find a way to update or repair a piece, no matter how extensive the work. And we're always happy to help an enthusiastic new customer into the fold, by sprucing up an old piece they purchased elsewhere.
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