The 6550 power tubes are an excellent choice for this amp. When it comes time to replace them try Electro Harmonix! Have fun with your new amp!!
Went to buy Vandersteen 2C speakers and came home with a conrad-johnson Premier 11A.
I found a great deal on a pair of Vandersteen 2C speakers with Sound Anchor stands. I didn’t need them, but they are identical to a pair that I had back in the 90s. While I was there, the seller mentioned that he had an amp that he wanted to sell. It was on a shelf in a basement collecting dust. The price was right, so I bought it. He said there are about 40 hours on the tubes. Hopefully, the caps are ok. I’m thinking I’ll try a Wiim Ultra streamer with volume control just to see if everything works. I have old preamps by NAD and Rotel, but they aren't good ones.
Is there anything special that I should do before firing up the old girl? This is my first tube amplifier.
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@quincy Thank you!
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It’s easy to call stuff cheap crap, but Amazon makes it easy to try something, decide, return. Inexpensive, good enough is valid IMO. I bet you would successfully use it to safely bring your amp up to speed. It’s not a precise thing, just turn the variac way down, do 20 mins, up a bit for another 20 minutes, say 5 steps to get to 120v. You may never use it again, you might loan it to a friend (I borrowed my friends), this is why an inexpensive one makes sense. That company makes/markets a ton of products, https://www.amazon.com/s?k=vevor+store&i=industrial I’m thinking of buying one of their inexpensive Ultrasonic Cleaners https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DK2WR33X/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A6Y0MPTDX8T1G&psc=1
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