On 06/07/2010 10:46 PM, RonM wrote: > good condition, high power (true 90W/channel rms). Lots of fanatics > liking this stuff. > > There is lots of other good solid state equipment out there from years > past. Opinions on its worthiness, assuming good condition?
If (and this is a big if) they have been used continually over the 35+ years, and its working fine now, they should be fine. Old gear has lots of capacitors that go bad over time, and when you plug them in the first time, they may work. The caps dry out, leak, and all sorts of other ugly things. Most of the time, if they work over a day, they will work for years more. Many of the old solid state amps from the 70s and early 80s had great specs, but actually sounded pretty bad. The Dynaco Stereo 120 amp was a classic example. The tube'd ST70 was and is a great amp. The ST120, not so much. And the Dynaco ST400 was famous for blowing up. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
