Mitsu DA-A10DC any good?

Timothy Smith
Timothy Smith Posts: 764
edited July 2014 in 2 Channel Audio
I am thinking about buying a Mitsubishi DA-A10DC off of Craigslist.

I always thought these things looked awesome since I saw the first one at a stereo store in Ann Arbor MI in the late 70's.

Looks like Darth Vader's amplifier of choice when he wants to kick back an listen to a little Starland Vocal Band or Metal Machine Music.

I think the speaker terminals are cheesy and the caps are probably old and original.

But has anyone ever owned or heard one of these?

I think I want one now because I wanted one then, and there was no way could I afford it. I was down to eating "generic" (does anyone remember the generic food aisle?... also known as the "aisle of shame") pot pies because ritzy Banquet and even the store brands were just too expensive.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited July 2014
    Industrial iron look for sure....
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    edited July 2014
    I hope Pumpkinman dosen't get upset that he showed me his Mitsu da-10dc and saying so. His for some reason looked like an olive drab color, says he loves it in a secondary system and definately has an industrial very exposed cool look to them.
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  • RamZet
    RamZet Posts: 792
    edited July 2014
    Is that a early solid state amp?
    Looks awesome. There is one on eBay for 250usd.
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