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RuffScruff and your replies...

Oh, man, I had no idea Ruff passed away. His was one of the upgraded SP-3's I've read about. I'm very sorry to hear it.

As far as the upgrade, I agree with all of you. You can have my SP-3-A1, well, never. My only concern is longevity now. There is an absolute tube-audio wizard near me, but he is hanging up his iron soon. I have read (BS?) that the power supply is becoming the weak point in the SP-3.

My main conern is updating the power supply, if required, and any other parts that need it, WITHOUT changing the character of it's sound. Like I said, no less than ARC hisself told me I must like "mushy tube sound" and as far as I'm concerned, the SP-3 is the zenith of that sound, and all of ARC's efforts since have been backwards.

To clarify, my concern is longevity. If I have to build a time machine to get parts to keep it alive forever and sounding the same, I guess I need to get to work.

Thanks much, and any more suggestions and input is VERY welcome.
Matthew


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