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In Reply to: Help me find a cheap, decent tuube amp..... posted by Night Wold on August 12, 2002 at 20:54:52:
I don't know of any 70's tube amps under $100 putting out at least 30 watts. But you don't need thirty watts, you just think you do. The lowest priced tube amp that I could suggest would be a Magnavox from a console. You can find them quite cheap but you will need a preamp if your Sony lacks pre out jacks. The ones that use four 6V6 output tubes will do around 15 watts per channel and will be fine with those JBL's (very nice speakers by the way). For a turntable I would advise a Thorens TD 166 MKII but the TD 160 is a bit better and the 145/147 are fine also. For a bit more money you could pick up a Fisher 400 which will put out about 28 watts per channel. When talking tubes 70's isn't vintage. I would avoid the Sony/Jap tube stuff. If you get really lucky you might find something, like an Eico, Sherwood, Dynaco, etc. at a yard sale or thrift store. Remember to budget for tubes. The Magnavox uses two 12ax7's and four 6V6's, all of which are still made and quite cheap, especially used. The Fisher 400 uses about sixteen tubes in all and the four 7868 output tubes will cost at least $100 to replace. If you really want to get into tubes I think you need to consider spending more. No point in buying something not worth listening to that will cost you big $$ to get running right.Good luck,
Russ
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