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Sleeper Vintage Tube Gear?

Hello All,

I'm pretty good with a soldering iron, used to be a tech, and have built a few guitar amps from scratch as well as repaired/modded others soooooo…….

Any recommendations of vintage sleeper tube amps or preamps (home audio) that I can look for to repair, upgrade, modify that would be relatively inexpensive, say $200 each ?

Thanks
gorquin
tubegroover
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Maybe an Eico HF-81 integrated? They USED to be cheap but I think the word might be out. In any case if you can find one cheap enough it would definitely worth your efforts. There were many made so they're around.
isochronism
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Gee Tubegroover ...... the word is out now, thanks to you. :)
I think the OP's second posting is the one everyone should respond to,
no thanks to me for responding to you in this one.:)
tubegroover
2,320 posts
 
Well Isochronism there are plenty of them still around but probably most breaking down in the soil and organic/chemical matter of our landfills. Unfortunate outcome for many of these vintage tube gems that became "obsolete" with the advent of the transistor. All I can say is THAT Eico is a fabulous example of vintage tube gear when properly restored and with good tubes. Missed the 2nd thread.
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