Is the Eico HF 81 really that good?

I read about the little Eico integrated in Stereophile. They said it was incredible. Does anyone here have any direct experience with this unit?

baranyi05-25-2006 12:40pm

bobheinatz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 716 posts 09-24-2018 at 11:42pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have a Sam Kim complete rebuild Heath Kit 151 that is simply outstanding. Using only the chassis and transformers Sam rebuilts the entire amp from the ground up.
tomic601 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 12,879 posts 09-26-2018 at 05:46am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete great buddy of mine owns 3-5 of them at any given time..w Revel 2 something be.....very very nice sound.......stop debating and listen !!!!!
atmasphere Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 11,753 posts 09-26-2018 at 04:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Eico tended to use a lot of ceramic disk caps in places they should not have- such as coupling caps. But their transformers were pretty good. So if you replaced the coupling caps (and of course have the power supplies rebuilt) their stuff sounds just fine. I rebuilt one of their preamps and ran it for years, although I ran it with an external supply.