Dearly departed Music Reference RM9

Along the same vintage as the RM-9, the Berning EA-2100 supposed to be an incredible sounding amp and the tubes are very conservatively run as well.  I remember reading a review of this amp in TAS or Absolute Sound back in the day, very neutral, quiet, and transparent sounding.  I've seen them pop up from time to time.  

Thanks all, for the input. Chazro, congrats on being an Rm9 owner, its an incredibly powerful and musical tube amp. The left channel transformer is cooked. 

I'll bet you can get your RM-9 completely restored for less than $2000, maybe much less. Roger doesn't gouge the way some companies do.

fearsnears, I should have also mentioned that Roger Modjeski can incorporate the Mk.2 updates into your RM-9 as he restores/repairs it.

The RM-9 MkII that is listed on this site for $2600 is a great deal and worth stretching your budget for. It started out life as a MkI but Roger went all out to update it to a MkII. If it makes any difference we will honor the warranty on that amp. We also worked on pdreher’s amp, which we thought would be a lost cause but Roger put his expertise to good use in getting that amp back to spec at a modest cost.

If as you say you blew a transformer you’re out of luck (curious how that happened, it's difficult to do on that amp), otherwise Roger can fix most anything that is wrong with that amp.

Disclaimer: I work for Music Reference/RAM Tubes.