tkhill
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| China built tube amps I'm on my second Chifi amplifier & have been very impressed both times. The first - a Music Angel Class A - was excellent after an inexpensive tube replacement. A U.S. technician's incompetence killed it. Now I have an early Sophia EL 34 China... | |
| When did audio goners now have to pay to see the book value of equipment?? A thing is worth1/ its value to you2/ what someone will pay you for it.Why do you want to sell it? How much do you want to buy it?Are you listening to the music or are you in the equipment brokering business? | |
| Do chinese tube preamp/amp clones interest you? I am using and loving a 2003 Sophia Electronics EL34 A/B amplifier. Parts made in the PRC to U.S. (Chinese) owners specs and assembled in Northern Virginia. Previously I owned a Chifi Class A based on 6N1P outputs. The class A benefited from a $10... | |
| Good to remember ... how to tell what sounds better Some of the best playbacks I've ever heard were on really crappy systems on the beach in the Dominican Republic and in the mountains of northwest Vietnam. | |
| Amp repair cost — is this right? Get a second opinion. I've been very happy with HiFi Heaven in Falls Church, VA. | |
| Sophia Electric is not honest According to a very reputable tech here in Northern Virgina the 2003 EL34 A/B amp I own was assembled in the U.S. from Chinese parts. As long as the q.c. is good, there's no problem with Chinese parts. I had a Chifi class A amp for many happy year... |