"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.
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.