There are bargains in the old bin that do not exist for new products because nothing has changed much to make good amplification cheaper. The big "but" is that reliability is typically riskier with older pres/amps, and sometimes replacement parts are tough to obtain.
I was your in your shoes, pardner, and I'll tell you what just as an example...my Counterpoint even with its selector switch noise pukes on modern day midfi preamps and preamp sections. Some owners, however, have had worse problems with Counterpoints.
I was your in your shoes, pardner, and I'll tell you what just as an example...my Counterpoint even with its selector switch noise pukes on modern day midfi preamps and preamp sections. Some owners, however, have had worse problems with Counterpoints.