My purchase was a 50 watt integrated amp - looked fantastic ,stainless steel chassis, cast aluminum tube cages, remote source switching/volume and it sounded pretty good, but under the covers...
The transformer was not built to 120v spec so the heater voltage tap was measured at 7.1v and not 6.3v as it should have been
- this caused premature failure of a complete set gold lion tubes tubes in 3 months
The circuit board had under rated pcb traces that had to be rewired
Some resistors were under rated for their duty - had them replaced
Capacitors used were sub standard for this type of component - had them replaced
I had it fixed for around $400 and it worked very well
After I had sold it (mainly because I was tired of heating my house every time I played music) I had heard that the output transformers were not a great quality either
Looks can sure be deceiving
The transformer was not built to 120v spec so the heater voltage tap was measured at 7.1v and not 6.3v as it should have been
- this caused premature failure of a complete set gold lion tubes tubes in 3 months
The circuit board had under rated pcb traces that had to be rewired
Some resistors were under rated for their duty - had them replaced
Capacitors used were sub standard for this type of component - had them replaced
I had it fixed for around $400 and it worked very well
After I had sold it (mainly because I was tired of heating my house every time I played music) I had heard that the output transformers were not a great quality either
Looks can sure be deceiving