I have not looked at one in over 10 years. The one we looked at had PS cap issues and if I remember correctly, they were not easy to find or have built. But that was a long time ago.
Futterman. Jump in? Or, not so fast...
Today I heard a Futterman OTL powering a pair of Quad ESL57s. The Futterman has been recently serviced and is in nice shape. It sounded wonderful. I understand this is a rare beast.
I've been advised a set of tubes can last 10,000 hours. But these are not common tubes and they need to be closely matched, an their are 12 of them. If I were to buy this amp I'd immediately start worrying about putting together a backup set of spares, which could run into quite a bit of money.
So - Futterman owners - what say ye? Jump on the chance to own a legend? Or stick with my "set and forget" Quad 909 powering my ESL 2805s...
I've been advised a set of tubes can last 10,000 hours. But these are not common tubes and they need to be closely matched, an their are 12 of them. If I were to buy this amp I'd immediately start worrying about putting together a backup set of spares, which could run into quite a bit of money.
So - Futterman owners - what say ye? Jump on the chance to own a legend? Or stick with my "set and forget" Quad 909 powering my ESL 2805s...