Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED

Just for some closure I figured to sign on and tell what I bought ultimately.

I got a pair of preowned Dodd 120 MK II, w/Platinum sonicap upgrades. They arrived safe and sound as I overnighted them from Portland Or.

First impressions? Nice. Changing around some tubes they got nicer. Very good in fact. So at this point I'm satisfied I made a fine purchase.

Only one issue exsists. My own inability to read the bias meter. I'll figure out a work-a-round for that soon enough.

...and now the need is for amp stands.

So thanks everybody for your thoughts and experiences. they served me well indeed.

BTW they work very well with the Thor pre, and Silverline units. No anomolies at all.

I pray I can repay the favor down the road.

All the best Jim
With a bit of "tweaking" you can raise the Dodds performance quite nicely

A buddy of mine is running a Cary SLI 80 signature (w/EH KT88's) w/Sonatina III's in triode mode. It's a really nice sounding combo.

Musicfile
..and by that you mean some tube rollin' right? If so, I have on order some RCA 5687. One pair. I'm going to order another set of the SED C EL34. With a full set of GE 7044 (very dynamic and extended & high res), another of Tungsol 5687, (a bit less res and so forth as the GE, but still quite good... just 'less' by about a third), and hopefully the RCA will round out the sound a bit better for my preffs.

Amp stands worth having vs. my DIY's ARE IN ORDER NOW.

Pehare
Thanks. that's an int amp right? Hopefully my 'next' amp will be akin to my preamp. The PA 30 were high on my short list and match my tastes more closely... though an ART AUDIO may be too or a VAC.

I've long since become more flexible in which way things go, as they keep going down different roads than the predetermined route.

4 yrs ago my plan was for a pair of BW 802N, a tube pre, and a BIG Mc amp. Only one of those goals were realized, and that one is a keeper. So too are some other items in my sys. Maybe the Dodds too... though they have far more extension and power than I need and so did the VK60.

25-50 wpc is all the power these particular Silverlines need, for my room and preffs, I think.

One thing is for sure, the Sonata IIIs can 'handle' power, but they are quite adept at resolving musical recreation with not much power as well. Perhaps previous itterations, or the preffs of those owners has indicated otherwise, but with my bought recently new, from Silverline, Sonata IIIs lots of power is not a necessity. IMO.

The 'TYPE' of power being applied however is more important. I've not had to use an output tap other than the 8 ohm one... on any amp... well, so far anyhow.

Tubes is one part of it
Don't forget isolation - Get those amps raised off the ground and swap out the stock power cords when time and money permits