2. amps-preamps
  3. 143711-524

ST 70 best sounding version?

Thanks for reading and for your input.  I am thinking of acquiring another tube amp to use in a secondary system and there are so many versions of the Dynaco ST70 available (will Vincent, latino, van alstine, etc).  Has anybody heard several and any feedback would be greatly appreciated....Ralph/Atma too!   Cheers!
pehare
roberjerman
4,319 posts
 
The latest issue of TAS has a review of a new version of the ST70. Looks pretty impressive! 
rodman99999
6,206 posts
 
And I just let my TAS subscription expire, in November. I’d have enjoyed reading that review. 
bdp24's avatar
bdp24
10,287 posts
 
For the same price, you can get a used Music Reference RM-10, a real nice 35w/ch honey of a tube amp. A much better amp than the ST70, which has some serious design deficiencies.
pehare's avatar
pehare OP
838 posts
 
thanks bdp24 agree - I've had a RM10 in my primary system since 2011:)
jetter
3,119 posts
 
And while bdp24 is surely right about design flaws, I love mentioning that the ST-70 is the greatest selling amplifier of all time.  I will sheepishly mention that mine are in storage at this time.

Per the Absolute Sound article titled - The Ten Most Significant Amplifiers of All Time - "Along with Avery Fisher’s 500c, David Hafler’s ST-70 put high performance audio in the American home. Introduced in 1959, the ST-70 is the world’s most prolific stand alone amplifier with over 300,000 units manufactured. Amazingly, its clear, three-dimensional sound is comparable to many amplifiers made today."
More to discover