Quote Originally Posted by juniper View Post
I just thought that I should finish this thread, I always hate when there is something I am interested in and the op never ends the story.... I finally found someone who could work on my amps locally, it took forever. Who would think that so few people work on tube amps other than guitar shops.. I found a gentleman who worked at atma-sphere audio and he did a great job. These are fine amps and the best I have heard with my Altecs. Crystal clear, big sound stage, good imaging, and fast powerful bass. I dont know alot about electronics but have purchased a few. All around, these are the best I have heard. Thanks for all the the advice everyone, and RonSSS he used your guidelines to a T... Thanks all!!!

Juniper,

Good going. What did the technician at Atmosphere find?? Did he need to replace anything at all, or, was it just a Variac UP slowly and measure voltages DC and AC ?? MY thought would be to change as LITTLE as possible, and do a SLOW variac up. Those vintage tubes will likely sound better than modern day replacements !!

There is a whole world of DIY amp building available for you and others. Owning Altecs, you are fortunate, because they are efficient enough to run on low powered tube amps, one to three Watts, which will be the purest sounding amps of all available.

Have fun, and tell us what it needed.

Jeff Medwin