Which Threshold amp to buy???

Glad to see someone discussing older Threshold products. I have a S250/E with FET9/E. I've owned the combo since 1994 and is the only "audiophile" amp/preamp I've ever had in my system.

Lately, I've gotten the upgrade bug and have been thinking about trying the Pass Labs Aleph series. In many audio stores, I haven't found any other brand I like better than my Threshold.

Would the Pass Labs (Aleph 2, 4 or 5) with Aleph P make a big sound improvement? Listening room is 14 x 14...

Lots NPN ring emitter transitors out there. Fuji makes them. Check on RFParts.com. 
The challenge for me in Idaho is to find someone who can work on electronics period. Do you have any great go-to guys that can fix electronic gear like amps?

There are a good many people still buying McIntosh amps out there and re-capping them. The price of McIntosh classics just keeps getting more and more expensive. 
 

I have a chance to buy a S/500 really cheap. It would be great if I knew someone to recap it for me. The new stuff is thousands of dollars. I guy can’t have a $100,000 stereo plus a 200 mph car plus a big green tractor plus a Korean movie star wife. Yes, it is nice to have a stereo worth tens of thousands but who can have it all. I have a system targeted at $12k. I was going to buy a couple of Cherry amps. Strangely though, I just came across this Threshold. The THD are fantastic, just like the older McIntosh. 
People seem to be in two camps, old or new. The Japanese folks sure like the older stuff. I guess I’ll buy it and take a chance. I can always sell it if I don’t like it. I really would like to find an amplifier repair technician master

I have a S/350e Stasis Threshold re-issue. Assembled in China from parts supplied by Threshold.

This amp has to be the bargain of the century.

Fit, finish and sound as good or better than the original. Hardly warm and it's on 24/7.

Many people dismissed this amp when it was launched about five years ago as some cheap knockoff. If you can find one snap it up.

Th Usher R 1.5s are very good.