Is this amp worth improving ???

[mr_macgee]

Need some help here. I have a amp I bought a while ago off a friend of a friend who built it. It's been sitting in my storage for years collecting dust and debating whether it's worth modding out or try to sell it. It currently sounds ok but no where near as nice as my Ayre AX-7e.

Does it have good bones, parts, design ??? Is worth investing in or dump it for something else to play with?

What kind of design is it?

It's suppose to have 100wpc @ 8 Ohms. The binding post are Cardas CCBP, the yellow caps are Muse, BHC (UK), speaker wire I think is Kimber PBJ. Balanced inputs.

Thanks for any advice!



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[zeonrider]

It look likes like My Perreaux PMF 1850, but.........???







Regards zeoN_Rider

[tinitus]

Looks nice
Hmm, coould have been diy, but back panel looks professional
Ehh, I dont see any other transistors than the output ones
Might make a nice woofer amp
Balanced in is not very common
Even rare is the Speakon output connectors

If you need to ask, dont try and mod it
The only mod I would try would be to mount better amp boards
It cost money, but might be worth it
What you have, like box, supply, connectors, all cost serious money

[zeonrider]

Originally Posted by tinitus

Ehh, I dont see any other transistors than the output ones

Look better, or use glasses



Regards zeoN_Rider

[mr_macgee]

Originally Posted by tinitus

Looks nice
Hmm, coould have been diy, but back panel looks professional

Thanks,

The person who built it was trying to build start up business in Audio. One of his first clients was Sony Recording Studios, he made a bunch of them for them and needed to make the cases as professional looking as possible. He stopped making amps a little after I bought one. I don't think many other amps have been built in Beverly Hills.

I think I would have a hard time selling it so I thought maybe I should play with it. Your right, I'm not an old hat at building amps but would like to learn, hence the questions to this forum.

[mr_macgee]

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Let me know if there are other pics needed to get a better idea of the amp.

Again, thanks for your help and info!

[Lumba Ogir]

mr_macgee
it`s very likely a good sounding amp, well-built, maybe you should leave it as is.

Might make a nice woofer amp

A bad idea.

[zeonrider]

Originally Posted by mr_macgee

Let me know if get a better idea of the amp.

Again, thanks for your help and info!

Don't touch anything.

Sell Me!

Regards zeoN_Rider

[mr_macgee]

Originally Posted by zeonrider

Don't touch anything.

Sell Me!

Regards zeoN_Rider

I'm not married to this amp. I'd be happy to sell it.

[mr_macgee]

Originally Posted by mr_macgee

I'm not married to this amp. I'd be happy to sell it.

I should say I'm not married to this amp but I would still like to know more about this type of amp design and build quality.

I'm trying to learn more about the amp. Is there anything that can be improved? Why are there so many conductors going to each binding post? Would it benefit bypassing the speakon connectors? Why would you need to use a jumper in the balanced input to use the un-balanced inputs? Sorry for the silly question.

Cheers

PS: So far the response is "don't touch it" and it's a nice build. I would also be up to trading it for someone's DIY amp to try something different. You can always PM me.