Counterpoint SA-4 s - comments?


I hardly know anybody who has ever had these. I'm looking for some thoughts from owners or previous owners because I have a chance at buying a pair. Assuming they can be biased w/ unmatched tubes, how good are these, really?

Thanks in advance
kublakhan
An old Counterpoint man like yourself should be telling us,not asking......just kidding,HI DENNIS,long time no see,still in NYC?Bob
I use mine with ML CLS I, sound fantastic. Cannot bias individual tubes. Despite the naysayers, never had a serious problem with them. Replacement tubes run $60. apiece, but I have had the current set for 7 years. Mike Elliott will repair or upgrade them for you at ALTA VISTA AUDIO.
These were designed by Roger Modjeski for Counterpoint. With a sympathetic load, they are among the finest amps ever made.
Dennis

with the right speakers, (i used them with Electrostats) they are pure heaven.

It was with regret I had to sell them about 10 years ago. at the time there were no mods to allow unmatched tubes and even finding the 6lf6s were hard. Most places wanted $40 or more each, retube time meant some serious cash.

I never had a problem with them, I did take mine to Nick Gowan who cleaned them and retraced the entire amp with solder and made sure the connects were sound.