Just for SHITS AND GIGGLES I bought a completely rebuilt ( all to original specs. and components) Phase Liner 400. Holy cow !! dudes this amp sounds like music......some things don't change. Change for the sake of change leaves so much behind its a shame this amp is lost to the new, I think I need Altec Voice of the theater speakers with this amp......oh man don't you remember when the music was new and so were our ears !
What Is Your Favorite Vintage Amplifier?
Category: Amplifiers
My personal favorite is Edgar Villchur's Acoustic Research "AR Amplifier" made available from 1966 through '75. Although rated at fifty watts per channel rms into 8 ohms...this classic stereo amplifier was quite dynamic and offered more bang for my buck back in 1972.
At a military discounted price of $165 w/walnut wood cabinet...it put out the most pleasing powerful sound I can ever recall hearing. I believe it would still humble some modern day types! Solid bass...punchy mids...sparkling highs....Fletcher-Munson Tone Controls that you didn't really even have to nudge much. LUV that "Null" switch too that actually balances your stereo phono cartridge perfectly!
Just curious...What Do You Say?...Peter
My personal favorite is Edgar Villchur's Acoustic Research "AR Amplifier" made available from 1966 through '75. Although rated at fifty watts per channel rms into 8 ohms...this classic stereo amplifier was quite dynamic and offered more bang for my buck back in 1972.
At a military discounted price of $165 w/walnut wood cabinet...it put out the most pleasing powerful sound I can ever recall hearing. I believe it would still humble some modern day types! Solid bass...punchy mids...sparkling highs....Fletcher-Munson Tone Controls that you didn't really even have to nudge much. LUV that "Null" switch too that actually balances your stereo phono cartridge perfectly!
Just curious...What Do You Say?...Peter
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