about the Dynaco brand

leftwinger57
leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
edited May 2011 in Electronics
Hello guys,
Recently I've seen this resurgence in the Dynaco ST-70 AMPS. There all over
A-gon and E-Bay and was wondering if the famous Dynaco A-25 speakers are the same co. Usually you see the A-25 made in Denmark but the amps I think are U.S.Can someone explain the difference if any w/ these 2 products.
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  • doctor r
    doctor r Posts: 837
    edited May 2011
    The Dynaco A-25 was built by Seas in Denmark and distributed by Dynaco. There was some thought that David Hafler may have had some input on the A-25 design. The ST-70 sold about 350,000 units so it was possibly the most popular tube amp made. With the resurgence of tube appreciation and the many rebuild platforms avaliable you will see alot for sale. Originally Dynaco was in the business of transfomers and the ones on the ST-70 excellent and very sought after. I believe the A-25 sold almost 600,000 units also. Same company - designing and selling their own electronics and also acting as a distributor for the Seas "A" series speakers (A-10 throught A-50).
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  • greybeard
    greybeard Posts: 60
    edited May 2011
    Here's an ST 70 on the Washington DC Craigslist today.

    no affiliation

    http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/ele/2378984013.html
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited May 2011
    some on ebay now

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Nice-DYNACO-A-25-A25-Speakers-See-Pair-/110687840471?pt=Speakers_Subwoofers&hash=item19c58268d7
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited May 2011
    There are small "Dynaco" A-10's out there from Panor that have no relationship to the original A-10 whatsoever. I have a pair, and have had several pair of "real" A-10. The Panor A-10 is a 4" two-way w/ a rear circular port. The real Dynaco A-10 was/is a 6" two-way with the horizontal port on the front baffle.

    I don't know if it stands today (with the tube renaissance of late) but at one time, the ST-70 had outsold all other tube power amps COMBINED. The PAS2 or 3 outsold all other tube preamps COMBINED. And the A-25 was the largest selling speaker of all time.
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  • apphd
    apphd Posts: 1,514
    edited May 2011
    Wow! And all this time I thought "Dinoco" was a Pixar creation.:biggrin:

    Always a pleasure to see the depth of knowledge and experience come out that CP possesses. Helps me forget the less informative moments.:tongue:
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