Dont know tubes but...

deronb1
deronb1 Posts: 5,021
edited October 2011 in Electronics
Would this be worth it just for the tube/amp section?

http://dayton.craigslist.org/ele/2643626076.html
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,980
    edited October 2011
    Depending on what tubes they are and the condition the tubes alone could be worth more. But thats all I would be looking at..
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited October 2011
    I just don't know enough about it. Those transformers look huge though.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,980
    edited October 2011
    Even though I am running tubes I am still a tube virgin, I lean on the guys around here with questions..
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited October 2011
    Gotcha. Maybe George will chime in?
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,396
    edited October 2011
    If you know nothing about tubes or electronics, stay away from those old console units, unless they have been refrubed and run recently. You will need some test equipment and a variac to use something that old that has been lying around, etc. Many of those old units don't sound all that great compared to more modern tube gear. Of course there are exceptions.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited October 2011
    Looks as it could give you a very nice watt output, since the power tubes look large and the transformer look large.

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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited October 2011
    Thanks. Actually, I would probably flip them if I could make some cash. Saving for a beefy amp for my 12s.:smile:
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,396
    edited October 2011
    deronb1 wrote: »
    Thanks. Actually, I would probably flip them if I could make some cash. Saving for a beefy amp for my 12s.:smile:

    Stromburg/Carlson is one of the better one's, but at $200 I doubt you'd make any money, unless you did a complete refurb which would cost money as well. If you could get if it for $50-75 and had the skill to totally refurb it, you might make a little money. If you aren;t a tube electronics guru then pass.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited October 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Stromburg/Carlson is one of the better one's, but at $200 I doubt you'd make any money, unless you did a complete refurb which would cost money as well. If you could get if it for $50-75 and had the skill to totally refurb it, you might make a little money. If you aren;t a tube electronics guru then pass.

    H9

    Ya, no expert at all. Thanks for the info. On to plan "R"
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited October 2011
    You just missed out on my gem of a console, actually it's the Rolls Royce of consoles a Pilot 1090-A with the SA-232 el84 output tubes, none finer anywhere, sold in less than 12 hours at $400 and worth three times that! But I wouldn't sell it to a gutter buyer, it's going to be refurbed and loved :smile:

    ! Pilot 1090-A Console 003.jpg
    ! Pilot 1090-A Console 001.jpg



    Getting into tubes cheap by gutting a old console is viable only if you know what you're getting into like the others mentioned, I just hate seeing a nice piece of history being trashed just to get that nice tube sound :cry:, breaks my heart!
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited October 2011
    S-C integreateds are real sleepers,,they will amaze you,,I would hold out for something else,,just my .02
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited October 2011
    george daniel wrote: »
    S-C integreateds are real sleepers,,they will amaze you,,I would hold out for something else,,just my .02

    Thanks George. I am a little confused by your reply though. Sounds like mixed messages?:confused:
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited October 2011
    I would just look for something a little "beefier",, unless you like to tinker with old tube amps--if your troubleshooting/knowledge of vintage tube amps are good,,then by all means,pick up a SC or Motorola.Me,, I'm at the age where I wanna listen to what I have,,if you want some vintage tube gear advice--pm jerryj12,,he's a whiz with this stuff,,and he has some SC and Motorola amps.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,913
    edited October 2011
    That's a mono console; 200 is steep, I'd opine.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,357
    edited October 2011
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    That's a mono console; 200 is steep, I'd opine.

    I was about to post that bit of information. It is a mono amp, find two of them, and do some refurb and you will have a fine pair of monoblocs. The SCs are will respected and very nice map as someone noted.
    Carl

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,913
    edited October 2011
    It does indeed look like a beefy amplifier; the trick may be to find two of 'em.
    I assume the outputs are 6L6.

    There is a place for mono... but I suspect the OP is lookin' for stereo. :-)
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