scottiebabie
1000+ Head-Fier
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Thanks, based on your advice I guess i'll pass on it. Is there anywhere you gather your info about these amps? I have developed a list of local amps of interest and am having a hell of time narrowing it down to just one (two wouldn't kill me, I guess).
oh nooo hope i didnt steer u away from a nice amp. LOL audiokarma's very good vintage resource & since google's your best friend, doing your homeworks half the battle. i still have about 7amps & have sold atleast that much just in the past year so i guess one picks up info along the way. despite or inspite rather of forums posts with the best intentions, the only way to truly know is to buy & try it out in your rig. luckily for now atleast, vintage gear can be had for very little money so one can literally go to down on trying stuff. keep the ones u like & blow the rest out for very little loss again if u do your homework.
another good thing for us headfier is we dont need the big guns. anything above 20w is 100x overkill to begin with for anything other than K1ks & hifiman orthos. even with those, 20w rms will drive em to mind blowing volumes. if u havnt caught on yet, 20-40watter baby amps get no respect from buyers which works out beautifully for us headthumpers. eg i just pick'd up a pioneer sx450 lastweek for $15 with some blown lights. $5, 5bulbs & a coupla hrs later, she's lighting up the room like a mini xmas tree. i havent found a vintage amp yet that hasnt needed the case to be crack'd open & thoroughly soak with a good contact cleaner - we canucks can get MG's Nu-trol for $11 a big can & it works wonders. case her back up, let her dry & fire her up. thats it.
thats about all normal pitfalls of buying old stuff. ofcos i've screw'd the pooch a coupla times but i take my lumps & call it partial payment in vintage education. OTOH i've more than made up for it in reselling stuff. u have it much better over me with much bigger pickin's in the GTA region as GVRD is 4-5x smaller market. i'd snoop round CL as its been my best source so far both for buying & reselling. personally i stay from fleabay if for no other reason, shipping costs a ton,
thats as far it goes for headfi needs. if u do turn into a collector, thats another ballgame entirely. its even more fun & potentially a better investment although it also comes with bigger pitfalls. im very close to being done for headfi & am basically looking for collectable purchases. thats where MONSTA amps/receivers come in. for those that think a 'Sui 9090s big, put a SX1980 beside it & everybody goes......Holyyyy Jeeeeezz! heheh. i love it!
ps:no diss intended on the 'Sui 9090 as its a very well respected receiver & its big by most standards. just goes to demo how "BIG" Monsta amps/receivers are.