Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again


I decided to risk it, Russian, no return. (he accepted my $400. offer, so $500. delivered).

https://www.ebay.com/itm/174498093168

Gives me tubes in my office system.

I just read something:

People don’t want advice, just confirmation

I’m not looking for either (this time), just thought some of you would find it funny and wish me luck.

I’m 72, it may arrive before my 75th birthday
elliottbnewcombjr
Holy cow, I have a Carver C1 in my game room. Cannot believe the sale price. You need to make sure it has been serviced and the potentiometers have been cleaned if you jump on the Carver. The sonic holography is gimmicky at first, but after a while, your apt to stop using it. 
Elliott, You noticed I am sure that the Luxman asking price is nearly 4X what you paid for the Russian unit.  You could buy a Marantz 7C, perhaps the king of vintage tube preamplifiers, for $3000 to $6000, too. But you would be paying for the collectibility as much as for SQ.  I'm sure the Luxman is very nice.
I could hook you up with a nice black face C11 Carver for a bit less than that. Almost the same unit but you can actually read the face plate. That light grey with black lettering is tough on the eyes!
BillWojo