Sorry - but I had two - in a row !!!
Enticed by the alure of tubes I purchased a stunning looking Raysonic SP120 tube amp
It looked fantastic but burned through a set of tubes in 6 months
- it had the wrong transformer installed and overheated the tube heaters
- cost me $300 to get it rectified.
It sounded better afterwards but I was told the output transformers were also poor and it wasn’t worth trying to fix it.
SO I replaced the SP120 with a NAIM 5i integrated amp
- sounded fantastic - much better than the SP120
- But after 10 years the caps gave up the ghost - boom!
- apparently - it’s a feature of NAIM amps
- had that fixed for $450 CDN + 3 weeks down time
Moral of the story
- Never trust a salesperson
- be sure to checkout only quality branded products,
- especially on tube amps.
Now I’m Very Happy with my Bryston solid state amp - 20 year warranty!!!
Nothing against tubes - just my own personal preference
Regards - Steve