Vintage Tube Gear Priced Insane Now

And, oddly, there are now not one but two refurbished NYAL Futterman OTL 3’s for sale in the $6,000 to $7,000 range. You can wait for a decade before you see them show up. Get a pair and you are set for life. I’ve had mine for 40 years. 

There are also two OTL1’s. The sellers asking are insane: $19,000 to $33,000. For amps that will need work. 

I really don’t know what to say. 

A modified-rebuilt Dynaco Stereo 70 can be had for $900 to $1,800. It’s an excellent entry level amp, maybe better than entry level. I believe 300,000 were made. 

it is not a preamp. So. It will not have a phono stage. For that, get a modified-rebuilt Dynaco Stereo PAS. 

Still imvho by far the best bang for the buck in the market. 
 

I bought a Dynaco Stereo 70 kit in 1972 for $150. That was considered a bargain in those days. In today’s dollars that is $1,100. Hafler wanted to design audio that working stiffs could afford. As I was a 14 year old soon to be working stiff at the time, he succeeded.