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tannoy man
01-05-2011, 18:19
Is this pre amp any good, its on ebay, but i dont know how to do a link

Marco
01-05-2011, 18:34
Hi Paul,

Just go to the page where you've seen the Dynaco on Ebay, then copy the link (it'll start with 'http'), from the address bar on your browser, by right-clicking on your mouse and highlighting it, then paste the address onto the reply box here (by right-clicking on your mouse) :)

I tried to find the Dynaco you mentioned, but only got some instruction manuals....

However, Dynaco are a vintage American brand. Their equipment is quite highly rated, and not usually stupidly priced like some Audio Research or McIntosh kit can be. If it's cheap enough and in good nick, it should be a sound buy :cool:

Marco.

tannoy man
01-05-2011, 18:37
Thanks Marco, will av a go

Marco
01-05-2011, 18:41
Cool - let us know how you get on :)

Marco.

tannoy man
01-05-2011, 18:48
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DYNACO-PAS-TUBE-PREAMPLIFIER-SUPERB-CONDITION-/110680613372?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3D LVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8848946265810104528#

Ali Tait
01-05-2011, 18:56
Make sure it's a 240v version.

Marco
01-05-2011, 19:02
Yup - good point, Ali, although it's nothing a step-down transformer wouldn't sort out...

Well done, Paul - piece of piss posting links, innit? :)

Looks nice, although I think that £325 is a tad 'optimistic'. I'd defo be making an offer ;)

Good luck! :cool:

Marco.

tannoy man
01-05-2011, 19:17
I contacted the seller and it is 240v and its also factory built, I probably wont buy it but its a beaut, also did a completed listings search and it seems on the expensive side

Rare Bird
01-05-2011, 19:56
I'm with Marco on the price.

hifi_dave
04-05-2011, 18:42
Judging by the rat's nest inside, it doesn't look like a 'factory' build to me.

DSJR
04-05-2011, 18:48
Preamps were the scourge of the earth for many years and it wasn't until the late eighties that things started to drstically change IMO. So many classic prreamps (especially certain ARC models) severely processed the signals passing through them, so much so that the output sounded little like the input fed them. These models, despite their basic clarity, were used as tone controls with some of the harsher big power amps out there (Krell went through a terrible mid-period I found for instance).

Dave, you and I are used to hard-wired gear made by masters (Glenn & Tim de P, let alone vintage Quad), so much else is going to look scrappy. It may be possible to re-dress some of these wires to make them lok a bit neater without sacrificing anything.

spendorman
04-05-2011, 18:51
The only Dynaco amp that I had was a SCA-35 (Dynakit), was many years.
Integrated valve amp, was pretty good.

Could be bought in kit form or assembled.

http://www.vintageaudiorepair.nl/tekoop/uktksca35.html

hifi_dave
04-05-2011, 19:53
27 years as a 'prototype wireman' taught me how to wire neatly, quickly and without faults, so any messy wiring puts my teeth on edge..:eek:

Jonboy
05-05-2011, 21:23
Ive just been informed by the builder of it that a certain vintage kit loving magazine writer has one and loves it, they are very good sounding pre amps, the caps possibly and the dc heating rectifier will need changing, the one on Ebay looks like new but would still need the above doing