Hafler DH-200 Power Amp

dcmeigs
dcmeigs Posts: 708
edited February 2011 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
I have here a very nice example of a Hafler DH-200. It has been owned since new by a buddy of mine. It came to me when we swapped some equipment around.

It worked well in by buddies man cave, it but I put it on my bench today and checked it out on the scope. The wave forms are flawless, it's silent at idle and it sounds great. I added a grounded IEC power cord jack a few years ago but otherwise it is original. $150 plus shipping.

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That photo is in focus. You need to get your prescription checked.

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The top panel had my buddies Name and DL number scratched into it. I sanded that down, filled the scratches with primer and sprayed it with black. It looks good enough for a top panel IMO but you should know it's not perfect.

It weighs about 27 lbs unboxed from zip code 85053.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited January 2011
    Was this amp Hafler built or a home built kit? Looks very cool and if I had a use for it I'd be very tempted ! GLWS :smile:
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited January 2011
    Nice add on with the power cord jack, dcmeigs, whoever gets this baby can utilize an upgraded power cord with it:)
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited January 2011
    Haflers are very nice sounding pieces. As noted above, this seems to have been a KIT piece (but it says that it was also available assembled for twice the kit price). It puts out 100 Watts/channel into 8 ohms. Does anyone know if it is also 4 ohm rated or capable?

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  • dcmeigs
    dcmeigs Posts: 708
    edited January 2011
    gdb wrote: »
    Was this amp Hafler built or a home built kit? Looks very cool and if I had a use for it I'd be very tempted ! GLWS :smile:

    That had not crossed my mind. I asked and it turns out my buddy had a friend assemble it for him. I got my loop out and looked it over real good for cold solder joints and the like and could find no defects and the build quality is really very good. I wonder if the two circuit cards might have came from Hafler already populated and soldered.

    Anyway, my hat's off to the builder. This was built in the 80s so I would think that 25 or 30 years of trouble free service speaks well for the builders abilities.
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  • dcmeigs
    dcmeigs Posts: 708
    edited January 2011
    gdb wrote: »
    If I had a use for it I'd be very tempted ! GLWS :smile:

    I was thinking about mounting a miniplug jack on the front and using it as a ipod/iphone amp for the patio. It's got enough gain to operate without a preamp and the ipod/iphone has a volume control. That heavy steel chassis could be bolted down to prevent someone from walking off with it.
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  • starkiller
    starkiller Posts: 2,723
    edited January 2011
    Hmm, chance of a trade for a slightly modded Bottlhead Foreplay II tube preamp with lots of tubes??
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited January 2011
    That thing'll do 4 ohms all day long.

    Neat amps the DH120, SE120, and DH200.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited January 2011
    I wish I had the money :(

    It'd be the perfect match to my DH-110 preamp

    Damn heating bills.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • dcmeigs
    dcmeigs Posts: 708
    edited January 2011
    George Grand wrote: »
    That thing'll do 4 ohms all day long.

    Neat amps the DH120, SE120, and DH200.

    That's right. George, you NEED this. Really.

    BTW, that Shure cartridge turned out well with the new stylus.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited January 2011
    Like Custer needed another Indian.
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  • dcmeigs
    dcmeigs Posts: 708
    edited January 2011
    My point exactly.

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    You just never know when you might need to make a quick getaway.
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  • rmaiers
    rmaiers Posts: 145
    edited January 2011
    I use a DH-200 to drive a set of RTA-12B speakers which are 4 ohm speakers and dip lower at certain frequencies, pretty tough load for an amp. The Hafler does a very good job!
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  • dcmeigs
    dcmeigs Posts: 708
    edited January 2011
    Bump
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  • dcmeigs
    dcmeigs Posts: 708
    edited February 2011
    Price drop. $150 Shipped CONUS. Get this before it goes to ebay.
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