Is my Dynaco Stereo 400 worth repairing for resale?


After all the years, I’m sure it needs a good cleaning and at least all the cans replaced.

Will I even break even?

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10BBbN8Vd2_2sgQAoMI8N5CqnWdhASrbH/view?usp=drivesdk

curiousjim

A room mate of mine built an Ampzilla kit in 1975 that I got to live with for a time.  Very fondly remembered driving Cizek 1s.  Was JB also designer of the classic JBL integrated amp model SA660?  I know he did the SAE IIICM and Dyna ST400 around the same time as the Ampzilla.  I was smitten by Rectlinear IIIs when I first heard them, but not by their other models. The X was a very low efficiency largeish bookshelf model, IIRC, and sounded pretty dark to me, more like an AR3 than the III, which had more in the way of transparency to my then-young ears.

 

@dynacohum Wrote:

Was JB also designer of the classic JBL integrated amp model SA660? 

I don't think so. Bart Locanthi designed the T Circuit in that amp see here.

Mike

 

@ditusa,

Thanks for the documentation.  I really wanted one of those back then!

Will Vincent or Tubes for hifi both rebuild but they basically use the case and transformer.  Those are 1700-2000.  They sell kits as well.  

We used to have Magnapans.   We used Ampzilla and Quattre.  Both blew up. There were some reliability improvements that can be made. Bonjoirno and Leach put solid state on the right path.  Much more pleasant sounding than many of the day.