I bought their 6P1 (Nobsound) amp two years ago.
The BAD: the cheap on/off switch took about an hour for me to reassemble and get working right. Then, this year, a channel began to fail, then completely failed in a puff of smoke. I got in touch with them (they tried, but communication is ... well, 'amusing')--couldn't find a schematic, but I did manage with their help to id a capacitor and resistor to replace. Probably spent 50 or more in ordering and shipping stuff (some of my 'guesses' turned out to be incorrect), including another set of power tubes, which I believe I don't need. Finally got it going. Still static--eventually located a bad solder joint (that may have been bad from the beginning). Now it "seems" fine.
The GOOD: the failure, I now think, wasn't due to a bad tube (as they suggested), but a power surge that hit here last year. Hardly their fault (all my SS gear blew up). Good #2: even though I have almost 0 skills in soldering and barely more experience in electronics, I was able to fix it (I think). Good #3: the reason I bothered is because the sound is fantastic--WAY better than alternatives in the $700-1000 range (some examples of which are now sitting idle beside it). So my advice is for $250, get yourself a soldering iron, and go for it!
The BAD: the cheap on/off switch took about an hour for me to reassemble and get working right. Then, this year, a channel began to fail, then completely failed in a puff of smoke. I got in touch with them (they tried, but communication is ... well, 'amusing')--couldn't find a schematic, but I did manage with their help to id a capacitor and resistor to replace. Probably spent 50 or more in ordering and shipping stuff (some of my 'guesses' turned out to be incorrect), including another set of power tubes, which I believe I don't need. Finally got it going. Still static--eventually located a bad solder joint (that may have been bad from the beginning). Now it "seems" fine.
The GOOD: the failure, I now think, wasn't due to a bad tube (as they suggested), but a power surge that hit here last year. Hardly their fault (all my SS gear blew up). Good #2: even though I have almost 0 skills in soldering and barely more experience in electronics, I was able to fix it (I think). Good #3: the reason I bothered is because the sound is fantastic--WAY better than alternatives in the $700-1000 range (some examples of which are now sitting idle beside it). So my advice is for $250, get yourself a soldering iron, and go for it!