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Heath AA-2500 Amp - Heard of it?

Has anyone heard of this amp, it is not expensive. I bought this years ago from a guy that was employed by Zenith, so I got it for a much reduced price. I was told it was made by Harmon Kardon. It could either be purchased as a kit or whole. I tried a number of amps years ago, 10+ years ago, before finding one better, that was a Forte Model 6. I sold this to my neighbor way back then, I was just curious if anyone else knew of it.
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sean
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Brian, it was a good sized amp and was actually built quite well for its' day. If i remember correctly, it actually "doubled down" according to spec. It would make an excellent platform to build upon, modify, upgrade, etc... I've seen these "generic, non-audiophile" amps sell for as little as $200. As far as that goes, they are WELL worth that just for the chassis and power supply. Sean
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brianmgrarcom OP
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Sean, the AA-2500 isn't real big. I borrowed it back from my friend the other day because I wanted to try a preamp and I use the ML integrated. I was curious if anyone else knew of it. I took it into my local shop years back, I can't remember why, to compare it or something, and the first thing the salesman said was, "wow, look at the size of the power supply", (I think it was the power supply); and remember, I only paid like $200 for it, granted, it was an inside deal.

I remember bringing home an Adcom amp and a friends Carver and neither were good enough to justify the change. The Forte was clearly better, but in hindsight I wish I would of never bought that either.
sean
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Out of curiosity, what didn't you like about the Forte' 6 ??? Sean
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