Originally Posted by
Barry
I'm not sure if they have anything to do with valves. The SR840 is an amp designed to power the Tannoy monitor speakers. Surprisingly for a professional amplifier the XLR inputs are not balanced, so I believe the octal sockets were to allow transformers to be fitted to make the amp fully balanced.
Jesper's friend will easily find out what they are for, though it is surprising that the transformers are missing.
Traffos would make more sense.
Must have been robbed out for some other purpose. I know it does happen that they mod and cannibalise equipment in studios or at least they did years ago,
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.