ARC VT100MK1 owners help...


Looking to buy one of these amps and checked the archives to no avail.Could you tell me do you like this amp?Is it a pain to re-tube?What don't you like?Stuff like that would be helpful and anything you would tell a prospective buyer.TIA,Bob
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Showing 1 response by dbarger

The Mk1 was raved about when it came out. It didn't have "too small a power supply" for it's size, but when it comes to power supplys, bigger is always better. So it was increased in the mk2. I have not owned a mk1, but I did own a mk2, mk3, and now a Ref 110. I am sure you would be happy with it. It is more difficult to bias than the mk3's because the input tubes have to be biased, whereas starting with the mk3's they used jfet inputs. But it is not a real problem, and can be performed in a about 20 minutes. Mk1's are quite a bit cheaper used than mk2's or mk3's. There are a couple of VT200's listed now, and those are really nice amps also, with power to drive anything.