I am surprised that the Dynaco gear hasn't been mentioned. The ST-70 is still highly sought after. I prefer the improved versions, VTA I believe was mentioned but not in conjunction with Dynaco unless I misread. Anyway, in addition to Roy's amps, Bob Latino has an improved version and for those who are crazy about perfection, you can't go wrong with the variations made by Don Sachs. Roy's improvements over the original are solid, as are Bob Latino's Roy also has his own preamp the SP14 and a phono step up amplifier as well, but Don's DS2 Preamp is a rock solid variant of the SP14 with fantastic components, it's awesome. If reliability is all you are looking for I would go with Roy's ST-70 amp using his octal driver board, and bis autobias circuit.
Highest BUILD quality tube amps?
Not so much with sound...lots of ways to fine tune thru tube rolling, etc. I'm just curious which tube amps are built to last for many years with the least amount of repairs. I know Mcintosh comes to mind for longevity. I was snooping around on the web and Air Tight seems to be built like a tank and I've never read any poor repair histories. Luxman same thing. Any others come to mind?
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