what will be the best old CLASSIC amp to rebuild.

i will explain the question in other ways. I'm french and english is not my birth language. I search like i presume
every one of you a power amp that will satisfy my need for
a long period. i love high-end sound as i can ear every
micro difference on the sound. I buy a CM LABS 912 and
paid for rebuild one chanel has an hum and from now it not the sound i was looking for. The burn in is not yet completed.

I was thinking that if i buy a old power amp rebuild cap and
transistor it may be a good deal??? But i do'nt know from
my experience witch good classic power amp will be great
to rebuild. Do'nt want to go Rotel, Nad just want to have
something better. I need at least 100 RMS or 150 RMS 4 ohm.

Do you think a rebuild classic power amp will offer better
money return than a modern power amp??? $1200 is just a
budget reference as i know some power amp are very expensive. Hope it more clear...

Personally, I would find a person who is qualified to rebuild an amplifier and discuss it with them. No sense buying some old non-working amp and not being able to find someone to rebuild it. Unless you have someone local, I think it's not a very good idea anyway. Look what happened the last time - some guy rebuilt an amp for you and it came back with a hum. Now you have to ship some 100 pound amp back? My advice - absent a local tech, forget the idea and just buy something new that you can live with. If you're really that picky about sound, get your wallet out and forget about $1200.

GAS Ampzilla .

"Do you think a rebuild classic power amp will offer better
money return than a modern power amp??? $1200 is just a
budget reference as i know some power amp are very expensive. Hope it more clear..."

I think it would be best to just get a current production amp. There's no way you can audition a classic amp before you have it rebuilt, so you will always be taking a chance. With a new amp, you can listen to it first. I think you can definitely make a better choice that way.

If you live in France, you probably know YBA. A few years ago, I heard an integrated amp from them and thought it sounded great. I remember that it wasn't too expensive. I'm guessing you can get one used for around $1200. I don't remember the model; maybe it was 201, but I forget. It was black and looked similar to a Wadia CD player.

thank you for your advise, i never considere the risk of
buying an old power amp and expect a great sound from
something i have never ear.Modern amp has the chance to be demo before buying same used.This advise is very wise.

I found a Emotiva XPA-3 power amp i will audition this week end.Some good review about this model.

I understand now that rebuild a power amp it when you have
a unit you love and want to keep and giving a new life to
your lovely old power amp. Audio is a mistery where advice
from other more experimented help us to achieve our dream
of enjoy the music...

I'm from Québec where the majority speak french.