Should I buy a VTL Siegfried mk1 basically new 700 hrs?

Same here I owned VTL for many years, Bea is a PITA BUT their service is fast. They will NOT give out any information other than "Send it in" for service.

Call them with the model and see if they still support it. If not there is more than one that can fix their products. As long as thing like transformers and boards don't get hurt they can be serviced at other places. They are 50 miles from me.

20 year old electrolytics is something to be aware of for sure.
They are not real easy to work on the way they mount the boards either if you plan on doing your own work.. I always did my own.. They used some Point to point and a thick (double sided) board with thick silver traces.. They are tough.. I had 750, 300, 350, and 225 EL34s MB. Fun for sure.

Regards

20 year old VTL amps?   Run !!!!!

hiendmmoe
Should I buy a VTL Siegfried mk1 basically new 700 hrs?

Nice amp when power was affordable, and you live where it’s cold.

Today that thing will cost a fortune to run, and a fortune to keep your house cool. And a fortune to service and re-tube. Depends how wealthy you are.

Cheers George

Years ago one of the dealers I dealt with told me that as much as they liked their products; they dropped the line, because they were impossible to deal with.

At that price, I’d look into a used Convergent amp.  A new JL-5 is about $25K, so you stand a decent chance of finding a used one within budget.   You’ll be hard pressed to find better.