I would have to know if they were factory refurbished.
I generally stay away from rebuilt anything, specially from EBay
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Doesn’t apply to a (mostly) kit amplifier from the 1960s. What REALLY applies is good under-the-hood pics, so you can check for general wiring quality, og transformers (old wiring leads), new vs. crusty old caps, modern thermistor (in place of the solenoid), etc. Sky-fi is charging a 100%+ premium, claiming rebuild / refurb, and didn’t even bother to post internal pics - "trust us, bro". |
Generally, what @mulveling said. Skyfi's business model is to soothe the paranoid, you-get-what-you-pay-for crowd with bloated prices and cloying pseudotechnical mini-essays. The Ham & Hi-fi listing does have great pictures showing a quality rebuild. Where I diverge a bit is reading this from their listing
1. Why didn't they test the tubes? Surely a shop with the word "ham" in its name has got a tube tester somewhere. 2. If the tubes are untested, how was the amp tested? Different set of tubes? Maybe I missed that part and now I'm too lazy to go back 😃 3. Just replace the cover screws already if your local hardware store "likely" has them. Asking $855 for an amp but not bothering to get $2 worth of screws and spray painting their heads to match, I don't know, unless I'm missing something, that kinda rubs me the wrong way honestly.
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Neither - as a Pilot 240 sounds better than the 81 (owned an 81 that I had refurbished once in the late 70's and still own a 240). Hifi poser Jeff Day brought the 81 back into focus @ one point. Didn't care for the phono sections in either, but tape through the line inputs was stellar as is CD through the 240.
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@devinplombier I think what they mean by untested is that they can't guarantee the condition of the tubes. They're working but they don't know the specs. It's barely an issue. It also looks like they're not the rebuilders–just reselling it.. |
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