shawn, the seller seems to have provided good CU pics of the amp. It’s very clean and he states it’s only 3 years old. Not much wear happens in that short amount of time except for tube life.
The questions I have are answered on the Music Reference website including:
P to P wiring is preferred over using circuit boards.
I would ask how many hours are on the tubes, will they need replacing soon, is there a user manual, is there any transformer hum? (Some tube amps have a low-level hum that does not come through the speakers. It’s in their design). Ask if you can speak on the phone since it’s your first tube amp.
It’s a good price, probably because of the chip in the wood body. Definitely not a deal breaker.
I see your m2si has preamp outputs, so you're ok with just about any tube power amp.
The questions I have are answered on the Music Reference website including:
Tube Complement:
2 Matched Pair 6BQ5/EL84;
2-12AX7
"Each unit is hand wired with point-to-point wiring."
EL84 is a very smooth, sweet sounding power tube. 12AX7’s are the input tubes and are widely used and not too expensive.P to P wiring is preferred over using circuit boards.
I would ask how many hours are on the tubes, will they need replacing soon, is there a user manual, is there any transformer hum? (Some tube amps have a low-level hum that does not come through the speakers. It’s in their design). Ask if you can speak on the phone since it’s your first tube amp.
It’s a good price, probably because of the chip in the wood body. Definitely not a deal breaker.
I see your m2si has preamp outputs, so you're ok with just about any tube power amp.