Not sure where "high repair costs" of older tubed gear are coming from. Point to point wired tubed gear is pretty easy for a competent tech to repair, to me its one of the bonuses of running tubes. My amp is 17 years old, I've owned it for 10, in that time I've recapped it for $500 and replaced a burned out resistors I think twice both times less than $100 for the repair. Other than retubing the overall cost of ownership has been modest in my experience. But again I am talking about a simple Class A , PP, triode and point to point wired tubed amp, no fancy circuits here.
Old Amp vs. New Amp
Hi All!
I'm in search of a new amplifier and I am looking at new amps as well as older used amps. There is some really great older gear out there for very reasonable prices, and of course the new stuff is considerably more expensive.
Is newer stuff really any better than some of the great older gear from the 90's and early 00's?
Opinions?
I'm in search of a new amplifier and I am looking at new amps as well as older used amps. There is some really great older gear out there for very reasonable prices, and of course the new stuff is considerably more expensive.
Is newer stuff really any better than some of the great older gear from the 90's and early 00's?
Opinions?
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