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Desperately seeking opinions on amp

Gurus of Audiogon, I beg you for any scraps of information regarding some apparently rare/obscure amps I am considering.

The amplifiers in question are Yamaha BX1 monoblocks. These were pure class A monoblocks rated at 100WPC. They were made in the early 80s. From what I can gather, they were Yamaha's finest.

The original MSRP was $2000 each (!). My 1996 Orion Bluebook puts them valued at $108 each. The current on-line Audiogon Bluebook is $330 each, however there is no recent sales data to support it.

There is little to no information on-line regarding these amps. Can anyone relate any information/opinions regarding these amps? How might they stack up to modern equivalents? My current main amp is a Sumo Nine Plus, which is also a pure Class A design. I am considering the Yamahas as a possible upgrade.

Could anyone estimate where their current value may fall?

Much appreciated,
Mike
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darrylhifi
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I owned the Yamaha MX 1000 Class A 260 Watts per channel amp
from the mid 80's , recently someone knew I had it in my closet as a backup , and made me an offer I could not refuse .IMO it stacks up rather well with todays $1000.00-2000.00 Amps.
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