mandryka
pfm Member
I've been offered one of these (working) for what is, I think, a good price - a little under 1K. The dealer is Emporium, who has a decent reputation I think.
Is that a reasonable price?
What are the pitfalls -- the things I should look out for before taking the plunge?
Do they hum badly? What are the costs of replacement valves?
Who could restore it and is it likely to be an expensive restore? I assume that a restore will improve sound -- is that right? Is it the sort of amp which is known to benefit from changes?
Will it drive Rogers JR 149s? Or Spendor SP 1s? I'm assuming it will not drive ESL63s, maybe I shouldn't make that assumption.
I would use it with no preamp and digital volume control -- the DAC has 2V output. Will that work?
Is that a reasonable price?
What are the pitfalls -- the things I should look out for before taking the plunge?
Do they hum badly? What are the costs of replacement valves?
Who could restore it and is it likely to be an expensive restore? I assume that a restore will improve sound -- is that right? Is it the sort of amp which is known to benefit from changes?
Will it drive Rogers JR 149s? Or Spendor SP 1s? I'm assuming it will not drive ESL63s, maybe I shouldn't make that assumption.
I would use it with no preamp and digital volume control -- the DAC has 2V output. Will that work?