Sonic Frontiers - A Score or a Flushing?


I may have scored or I may have flushed $50….

A couple of weeks ago I picked up a Sonic Frontiers Power 2 tube amp at a garage sale for $50.00. It was openly disclosed to me that it did not work and the seller had no idea as to why. So, my question is are there any preliminary tests with a voltage meter (or other instrument) I can use to narrow the problem down?

My hope is that the tubes are bad; my worry is the transformer is bad. But, I don’t know how to make this determination. While I am a handy guy, I am limited in my knowledge of electrical problems. If it is salvageable, I will certainly find a professional to make repairs, but I would really like to make a preliminary determination as locating and lugging it to a shop to tell me
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Showing 1 response by knghifi


I would just contact Chris Johnson and ship it PCX. Their hourly rate is reasonable and probably take several hours at most to examine the amp.

If repair is inexpensive, check out the SE+ mod. Roll some NOS, GL Reissued KT88 and you got an excellent tube amp.