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In Reply to: The first thing you need to do ... posted by Mike K on January 21, 2023 at 19:18:40:
A decently-made crate designed to be re-usable is going to cost circa $300 or upwards.
Also, shipping has to be by common-carrier freight, and in the interest of obeying Murphy's Law, the crate should be palletized.
FORTUNATELY, the amp is in Rhode Island and the one technician we have found who is willing (so far) to take it on is in Western Connecticut, so, the owner would have to drive it three hours or so each way.
If I had the cash to risk, I'd consider buying it to bi-amp stereo speakers...
But the reality in today's marketplace is that unless the owner needs five channels, for less than the cost of repair he can buy a VTV amp based on the Purifi digital module--I have one such amp on loan, and it is wonderful.
Thanks for posting,
john
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Follow Ups
- I think that crating and shipping are out of the question - John Marks 06:52:50 01/22/23 (32)
- By the way...those VTV amps... - ghost of olddude55 12:07:57 01/23/23 (25)
- 425W @ 1% THD, 4Ω... - musetap 21:48:40 01/23/23 (24)
- How's the QC? - ghost of olddude55 02:55:31 01/24/23 (23)
- RE: How's the QC? - musetap 12:58:30 01/24/23 (3)
- I could build one. Save a few hundred. - ghost of olddude55 13:31:18 01/24/23 (2)
- Go for it!!!!... - musetap 13:55:54 01/24/23 (1)
- Like Al Bundy's air conditioner. - ghost of olddude55 14:34:30 01/24/23 (0)
- It's not my amp, so I have not opened it up. - John Marks 08:22:33 01/24/23 (18)
- RE: It's not my amp, so I have not opened it up. - pictureguy 14:49:54 01/24/23 (0)
- Hmmm....DIY. Not a bad idea. - ghost of olddude55 13:07:14 01/24/23 (16)
- I loved the Ghent Audio Hypex Stereo amp I built. - John Marks 14:18:00 01/24/23 (15)
- 400 wpc is about what I'm looking for. - ghost of olddude55 14:30:25 01/24/23 (14)
- The Hypex NC122 is NOT 400 wpc. You can get 250w/8Ohm in BTL mode - John Marks 15:34:10 01/24/23 (13)
- Into 4 ohms? - ghost of olddude55 15:51:45 01/24/23 (12)
- 200W - John Marks 15:59:56 01/24/23 (11)
- Need more than that. - ghost of olddude55 16:10:21 01/24/23 (10)
- STOP PRESS!!! THERE'S A NEW REPLACEMENT FOR THE HYPEX NC400!!!!! - John Marks 16:44:56 01/24/23 (9)
- More than I want to spend. - ghost of olddude55 04:38:57 01/25/23 (8)
- RE: More than I want to spend. - E-Stat 09:11:25 01/25/23 (7)
- Thanks, but the link isn't working. - ghost of olddude55 10:17:51 01/25/23 (6)
- Weird - E-Stat 10:39:37 01/25/23 (5)
- It's OK, I found a slew of Hypex amps with a simple search. - ghost of olddude55 10:52:06 01/25/23 (4)
- You're probably better off with one of these - AbeCollins 07:38:16 01/26/23 (0)
- Cheater adapter plugs are easy to get... $10 bucks each plus shipping - John Marks 11:16:50 01/25/23 (2)
- +1... those are what I'm using. Quite robust... N/T - musetap 12:10:22 01/25/23 (1)
- I should mention that there is no free lunch - John Marks 17:12:52 01/25/23 (0)
- Class D amps ... - Mike K 11:57:14 01/22/23 (5)
- RE: Class D amps ... - AbeCollins 11:52:06 01/24/23 (4)
- Old farts clinging... - musetap 13:01:05 01/24/23 (3)
- Not entirely - Steve O 10:01:41 01/25/23 (2)
- Who said entirely ? And no one said low cost.... - AbeCollins 20:04:22 01/27/23 (0)
- Agreed - E-Stat 12:55:50 01/25/23 (0)