Originally posted by sydbarrett
I own these in conjunction with a pair of Dynaco A25's.
Who will give me their assessment on these oldies?
I have an ST70 and used it in my system for a few months -- until the quad cap started buzzing badly. But it sounded magical paired with my two McIntosh MC30s.
Anyway, if you're handy with a soldering iron, you can rebuild an ST70 into a giant killer for less than $300. Joe Curcio (
http://www.curcioaudio.com/) sells complete rebuild kits for the ST70, and he's helpful and considerate to boot. There's a pretty big ST70 Rebuilder Scene -- some people turn them into flea-watt triode amps to power high-efficiency horns, and others rebuild them to power subwoofers or lower frequencies on biampable speakers. I'm told they can be quite amazing when they're given the full, top-of-the-line rebuild treatment.
They're easy to rebuild and upgrade, and the parts are easy to come by.
I'm planning on having my ST70 rebuilt soon. For the price, it can't be beat.
I own a PAS-2, but I'm not a big fan of radio (if I'm in front of my system, I'd rather listen to music), but I'm gonna hold on to it.