anyone familiar with the H/K Citation 16 amp? (vintage)

aaharvel
aaharvel Posts: 4,489
edited October 2006 in Electronics
just saw one on ebay, and the guts to this thing are ridiculous. I'm not knowledgable at all when it comes to vintage H/K gear. Anyone familiar with this unit? Or the Citations in general?

http://cgi.ebay.com/HARMAN-KARDON-CITATION-SIXTEEN-16-AMPLIFIER-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ170037127472QQihZ007QQcategoryZ71546QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
H/K Signature 2.1+235
Jungson MagicBoat II
Revel Performa M-20
Velodyne cht-10 sub
Rega P1 Turntable

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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited October 2006
    Yes, it's a great amp. My friend had one in his rig years ago. Nice and powerful, not to mention cool-looking with the led's. If you can get it for around $400 or less it would be a good buy. Btw, that seller has a good reputation.

    Joe
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,606
    edited October 2006
    The Citation was a big deal back in the 70's. I listened to them in demo rooms
    quite a bit. But you're dealing with a 30 year old amp and with the issues that come with it. The ones that have been rehabed are bringing the same money as newer amps in the same wattage/quality range.
    Old geezers my age are bidding up these older pieces to too high prices.
    We're trying to get that toy we couldn't afford back when we still had all our hair!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited October 2006
    Ad says still has original Mallory caps. 30 year old caps=nightmare. Certainly worth considering but it's pretty much topped out already at $300. Gear this old deserves to be refurbed, since it hasn't, probably not a good deal.

    H9
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited October 2006
    Back in the day, they laid a fork over the speaker terminals and got sound. Nice amp but probably needs rebuilding.
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