Golden Tube amps

They are out of business, and have reliability issues. From what I have heard, schematics may be hard to get. Beware.

However, they are very good sounding amps. They can benefit from some mods, and can be real nice.

It's sort of a quandary, because they do sound good, but you don't want to get stuck with a broken amp that is hard to get repaired.

I'll basically repeat what was previously said i.e. good sound, horrid reliability. As far as having a tube amp fixed, unless it uses some type of OEM ( Original Equipment Manufacturer ) type of transformer or odd-ball part, that shouldn't be a big deal at all. If you look around, there are PLENTY Of people that can fix this type of stuff and do the upgrades that Twl made mention of. Sean
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Thanks for the feedback. So what is a good tube amp to go with that is in the same price range?

The guy who made Golden Tubes is with Antique Sound Labs or so I heard.

The one that combines undisputed reliability along with excellent sound is Quicksilver M60.
This one also excells on tube longetivity and probably today's champion on this issue. Never I gues you would have to do anything with these amps. Jus plug and play.