Golden Tube amps


These look interesting to me and have some good prices. Anyone have some opinions on these? Reliability? Sound quality such as sound staging, detail and of course realism. I have never owned tube, so don't know the problems that come with tubes in general.
r32657
Don't buy them, their sound quality is questionable, I was very dissappointed. Also reliability can easily become an issue & the manufacturer is out of business as mentioned above.
As mentioned, I have a Golden Tube integrated amp and need to know how to set the tube bias. I'm very pleased with the sound of this unit. It has proved reliable so far. I've only had to replace the output tubes, thus the need to set the bias.

Waltchris
There is a Golden Tubes club on Yahoo where you'll be able to find the information you need. I don't have the link right now but if you go on Yahoo and search their groups, you'll find it. It's very active.
Just to chime in a bit.....See if this link works to the Yahoo! group for Golden Tube Audio equipment.

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/golden_tube/

I have owned an SE-100 (1-6SL7GT, 2-EL34 (driver), 8-EL34 (output)) for over 12 years with just one initial issue. A capacitor went in the small input circuit board that the 6SL7GT is also mounted. GTA replaced it.....no issues since.

Yes, if an issue arises, there are many guys out there that repair these.

Very, very nice sounding amp......a little warmer than VTL 100 mono's. Absolutely beats the heck out of the Aragon 4004 Mk II I had before it (made it sound two-dimensional, grainy and much less life-like by comparison, and the 200w solid state amp didn't even produce better dynamics or bass to trade).

My only issue with the amp is the gold anodized front.....doesn't match anything else I have. Can this be changed? I love the look of the Cary V-12's.....and the GTA has me convinced that I like the 8 x EL34's. If anything happens to the GTA, I'd like to try the Cary.

The Golden Tube has been a great match for my Alon II's and ProAc Studio 200's. Both speakers, I believe that may prefer tube amps.