does this look like a joke to you?

[PreSapian]

hi, wanting to pick up a cheap tube preamp for my dad- came across this one on chinese ebay. it's about $50 and looks very simple. but not simple enough for me to understand since i have no knowledge in this subject. that's where i'd like to ask you guys, does this look worth it? or a disaster waiting to happen?


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[djn]

It says 350 in the link

[jacco vermeulen]

Says 350 Yuan

[Frank Berry]

No telling what it is. Looks like it's homemade. I'd pass on this one.

[PreSapian]

well 350 yuan is roughly $50

[Cassiel]

does this look worth it? or a disaster waiting to happen?

Worth 50$? Probably.

Depends on what you call a disaster. If you don't know how to fix it, probably yes.

[jacco vermeulen]

The case, aluminum front panel, and parts are worth 50 bucks.
Question is what the fare from China amounts to ?

[Globulator]

Does it include postage?
Can you read Chinese?
Do you have to buy in lots of 100?
Have you any schematic and internal pics?

Otherwise it looks like a 19' box with 2 knobs

[pjp]

Those tubes look identical to what Billington Exports sells as the "Billington Gold ECC83" for £10 each.

As seen in a Nagra: http://www.6moons.com/industryfeatur...plp1_large.jpg


I think its worth the money in parts alone.

[Richard Ellis]

I have the impression the consensus seems to be, this thing just might blow up or just not work when you first turn it on.
It seems to be assembled from pirated parts...note the "recycled" power transformer....this is a very old & cruddy transformer, no doubt salvaged from something else. Note the perfboard (Circuitboard), no pictures from underneath. It probably looks quite crude under that board. Then, the rusty screws holding the power socket.....why are those screws rusty?????Were they salvaged, as in, rusty before the unit was built? Or, has it been in an environment of high humidity...as the rest of the screws seem to be not rusty...I would guess the former. This seems to be a true handbuilt unit...as in this is the only one. Chances are the ad will go down as soon as it is sold.
Fifty bucks? OK deal, might not last long, would be a good starting point for a full rebuild/redesign. Watch out for postage costs.

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