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threshold amp

I recently got a threshold stasis 3 amp.i might have made a mistake, does any one know if this amp is worth upgradeing being it will cost around 1000.00 bux.its a very clean piece but I paid 900.00 for it.should I sell it and buy a better model threshold for about 1500.00.my problem is if I upgradeit I don't know how far up the threshold chain I will have gone. anybody have any idea where the upgades would take it to? thanks glasspak
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belvedere2
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I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. Do you like the sound? If yes then just listen to it. I have a S/300. Love to have a S/500 but do I really have a need for it; no. I have a couple pairs of speakers and have no issues driving them. Now if you bought some crazy hard to drive speakers then maybe you should upgrade. At that point you would want to upgrade then have that amp rebuilt. Or as mentioned earlier just unload this one but try not to lose any money on it.
zd542
5,339 posts
 
"Not true, any Threshold amp refurbished by Jon Soderberg will be worth more, however not nearly as much as the cost to refurbish. Just to make sure you know, Jon worked for Nelson Pass at Threshold as service manager. If you asked Pass, it wouldn't surprise me that he might refer you to Jon Soderberg."

You may be right. Generally speaking, modded components usually take a hit on how much they can be sold for. If this is an exception, maybe its worth doing.

"Agree, having the work done will improve the sound, but how much might be that $64,000 question. Keep in mind that any old amp will need to be serviced for reliability, and if there were any old amp I'd spend money on for service, it would be a Threshold."

Its been a long time since I heard the Threshold amps we're talking about here. I believe the Aleph's were the amps he made next, after the Threshold's. Those are pretty good even going by today's standards. They may be old, but it took a while for most of the other brands to catch up. If you can turn a Threshold into an Aleph (In terms of SQ), the mods may be a good investment.
glasspak OP
16 posts
 
from what I understand the alephs were built after the stasis series and the sa series which are class a like the alephs but from what I understand are considered better than the alephs. jon solderberg staes on his website that sa 50 is one of his favorites
unsound
7,329 posts
 
FWIW, I prefer the Thresholds and later Pass amps to the Alephs. YMMV.
zd542
5,339 posts
 
"04-13-15: Unsound
FWIW, I prefer the Thresholds and later Pass amps to the Alephs. YMMV."

I'm not sure what you mean. Are you saying that you prefer the Aleph's, or is it the other way around?
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