Have a Dared 845 Integrated amp. Pretty nice fit and finish. Great sound for the money. No problem thus far for 4 months now. Purchased it new. I think it's nicer sounding than most of the Jolida amp I have heard.
I did have to change out the factory tubes. Nothing fancy. Just change to Valve Art 845, EH 6SN7 and NOS GE 12AX7. Still looking around for a better pair of 12AX7. The factory input tubes were not very good sounding and one of the factory 845 arrived DOA.
Service was my primary concern, but I think a SET amp is easy enough to service if you have the circuit diagram.
For most SET amps, look for >6 ohms impedance and > 90dB efficiency. Also make sure the impedance curve does not have a lot of peak and valley. Something like a 8Ohm speaker with a 3 Ohm dip will usually sound lousy at specific frequency range.
Email me if you have any other questions.
I did have to change out the factory tubes. Nothing fancy. Just change to Valve Art 845, EH 6SN7 and NOS GE 12AX7. Still looking around for a better pair of 12AX7. The factory input tubes were not very good sounding and one of the factory 845 arrived DOA.
Service was my primary concern, but I think a SET amp is easy enough to service if you have the circuit diagram.
For most SET amps, look for >6 ohms impedance and > 90dB efficiency. Also make sure the impedance curve does not have a lot of peak and valley. Something like a 8Ohm speaker with a 3 Ohm dip will usually sound lousy at specific frequency range.
Email me if you have any other questions.