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In Reply to: Looking for suggestion for a nice but cheap tube amp. posted by beppe61 on March 22, 2006 at 08:00:24:
Used Dynaco ST70 plus the budget may have some room for upgrades such as improved preamp circuit boards. I would find a way to replace the old power supply electrolytic capacitors if not upgraded.
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First, I love my Dynaco. I bought if for $350. But changing the power supply is a must (mine was already broken), $100. The power tranny ran into some problems, $100. Got a pre-amp? $300. Is it coming with new tubes? $100 (at least). Tube sockets good and tight, choke ok, that old board need replacing, plan on using modern interconnects with fat RCA plugs, want some new terminal strips, that old wiring cracking, insulation on the trannys still good? If you can't solder, don't even think about it. The only thing left stock on mine are the output tubes. Without the Bottlehead pre I am easily over $1,100 that I have spent getting this thing up to par. Which is not to say this is the normal way things go, probably not. But just because the upfront cost is inexpensive that isn't necessarily how it is going to end up with old equipment. However, I love my Dynaco and think it is wonderful and it has been worth every penny. But it was a pretty one.
with an average of $350 on ebay & your $1100 misfortune, perhaps I should offer rebuilt Dynaco ST70s for $600...............
That would be great. There is no way a new rebuilt Dynaco is not worth $600 in terms of sound quality. Put a warranty on it and see what happens.In terms of my misfortune, there was a certain amount of cost that I incurred because I wasn't sure what was wrong and replaced some parts that I didn't need to. I can't even remember which ones now.
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I would take pair of Dynaco MK IV monoblocks first. Did not know a pair was available for $500.
Of course that leaves nothing for mods.
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