Dynakit 70 Stereo Question


I recently bought a house and found two Dynakit 70 Stereo amps? in the attic. I don't know what I've got and am looking for guidance and some education. I can see tubes through the cover and thought there might be some interest from collectors.
DenverMax
denvermax
These amps have been a popular and relatively inexpensive way to obtain a tube amp with moderate power. The design dates back to the 1960's and there were many of these produced. However, IMHO the sound is the old school tube sound, which means rolled off in the high frequencies and very "warm" sounding. These amps don't have nearly the collector interest of, say, the old McIntosh or Citation tube units. I have a couple of refurbished ST70's of my own sitting in storage.

If your units have been sitting in an attic for years, subjected to extreme heat and cold, the passive components (resistors, capacitors, switches, etc.), which were never high quality to begin with, have almost certainly deteriorated to junk status. That means the only real value might be the chassis and the transformers, which is a fair starting point for a total rebuild. That won't be hugely expensive for somebody who is willing to do the work.
If the tubes are original and test good they may be worth more than the actual amps.
Denvermax, Maybe it was meant to be for you to have these.
There are a few very respected qualified technicians that specialize in these and can bring these up to better than new performance. A great sounding system can reasonably be built around these if you are adventurous and patient.
Contact Jim McShane about his Mods for this model.
As Jakegt3 points out, they are not worth that much as is.
On the other hand... your new system may become the most important thing in your life and your sole reason for living like SOME of the people around here... HA