Threshold T200?

I owned a T400 several years ago. It was a fantastic sounding amp. My only concern would be the output transistors. In the T series amps Threshold used IGBT output transistors, which are now obsolete. So if one of the transistors should bite the dust (remote, but always a possibility), the amp would need a quite extensive rebuild. As I'm sure you would have to then replace all of the transistors as well as any other ancillary components.

You may get more detailed information from Jon Soderberg at Vintage Amp Repair.

Cheers,
John

I own a T-200 and I am very pleased with it. I am running it with Martin Logan's. As far as taking the plunge, it depends on the price. I purchased my from the orginal owned for $1000.00. The resurrected Threshold company will rebuild T-200's and T-400's and include a three year warranty. I have not done this but I might someday.

Thanks for the info. 1K sounds like a great deal. Here, the asking price is $1400 from an audio dealer.

I saw the rebuild offer from Threshold. Looks good, but I don't have that kind of cash.

Is $1400 too much? A-gon bluebook avg price is $1820 and the bluebook at the audio store said $1650. So $1400 looked like a deal to me. But maybe I should offer less?

The amp continues to sound great with my Revels...

Detailed, detailed, detailed,
A slightly analytical touch, I've since gone to toobs so have a slight sand bias.

Slam is not the forte, excuse the pun of the Threshold stuff, that's for Krell, but I can't listen to a Krell for long, where as the T-holds are --- well let's put it like this. I still own one. I had the T3i pre-amp, and swaped it for the BAT gained smooth, lost detail. The amp stays.

loon

$1400 is a bit high for a T200, IMHO. I'll bet you can knock at least $200 off the price. AgoN bluebook values are not always a very good measuring stick.

As for the new Threshold rebuilds, they change all the transistors from the IGBT's to regular bi-polars, and from reports that I've heard, also change the sound. Slightly more dynamic and transparent, but less rich and sweet I'm told. I can't confirm this, but those are the choices one faces.

Sonically, for <$1500, I don't think you can beat the sound of a T200 with a SS amp. The IGBT issue may be disconcerning, but they sure do sound fabulous.

Cheers,
John