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I've recently come upon a 1970's era tube style Harmon Kardon amp with one set of tubes not working. I'm not looking for a 7.1 surround sound setup - just something with warm, clear sound that I can listen to music (mostly classical and light alternative) on. Would it be worth dropping a couple of hundred dollars into new tubes for this amp, or should I look elsewhere?I realize that great strides have been made in audio in the last 35 years, but would this old amp still give me the high quality sound that I am looking for? For a comparison, if I were to buy a new amp, I would begin looking at something along the lines of a Pioneer Elite vsx-53tx or a mid-ranged HK.
Thanks in advance!
Follow Ups:
Okay, so I was mistaken and I now have the amp in my presence complete with tubes. Here's what it actually is with a complete listing of tubes:The Fisher 800-B (pictured at: http://rummageads.com/tstereo/Fish800b )
- 7591 x4
- EF94 6AU6 x 3
- ECC83 12Ax7 x 7
- ECC81 12AT7 x 2
- EM84A x 2
- 6EQ7 x 1
- 6AQ8 x 1
- EK90 6BE6 x 1
- EF93 6BA6 x 1Total of 22 Tubes
From personal experience, you have a diamond in the rough. I've aquired several HK amps now and I've been happy with them all. New tubes, an update to the power supply and a check of the caps and you'll be good to go.
This information will allow me and others to help you...Rodney
The HK gear is well made and sounds great, particularly the higher end tube stuff. They usually need fairly efficient speakers to sound their best.They are well wortyh the effort to fix up. Have a tech go over it and replace any caps that may be shot.
He knows HK well.
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