You can get a new Mod3a for $1250 by simply sending your old Mod3 or 3A back to AI. Give them a call to see if they are still doing this. I wound up going through a local dealer who was willing to give me the same deal.
I was under the impression that they stopped doing upgrades a while back, but maybe things have changed again. AI are still notoriously slow, which is why I preferred to go through one of their major dealers who says he can get them to move more quickly (a relative statement) in the unlikely event that something goes wrong.
Wish I knew about adjusting the steps on the attenuators before I purchased, but knowing AI I'd probably still be waiting. I've pretty much adapted and fiddle with triode/pentode settings on my amp for low level listening.
The latest Mod3A just slays compared to my Mod3 (and I was happy with that for many years). I was surprised at the Sovteks that came with my amp. Completely different than the stock tubes of several years ago. Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio supplies AI with select Sovteks and they aren't bad at all -- very good on the bottom. I have since put the Siemens back in.
With the trade in pricing, you just can't go wrong with this pre-amp.
I was under the impression that they stopped doing upgrades a while back, but maybe things have changed again. AI are still notoriously slow, which is why I preferred to go through one of their major dealers who says he can get them to move more quickly (a relative statement) in the unlikely event that something goes wrong.
Wish I knew about adjusting the steps on the attenuators before I purchased, but knowing AI I'd probably still be waiting. I've pretty much adapted and fiddle with triode/pentode settings on my amp for low level listening.
The latest Mod3A just slays compared to my Mod3 (and I was happy with that for many years). I was surprised at the Sovteks that came with my amp. Completely different than the stock tubes of several years ago. Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio supplies AI with select Sovteks and they aren't bad at all -- very good on the bottom. I have since put the Siemens back in.
With the trade in pricing, you just can't go wrong with this pre-amp.